diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9b4a5e99ec15eaf0cdb68adacccbf93d20dff4bd..23b01b6d79a12d95da425067ea0c15075c6838be 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ documents those changes that are of interest to users and administrators.
 
 * Changes in Slurm 14.11.9
 ==========================
- -- Do not count slurmctld threads waiting in a "throttle" lock against the
-    daemon's thread limit as they are not contending for resources.
  -- Correct "sdiag" backfill cycle time calculation if it yields locks. A
     microsecond value was being treated as a second value resulting in an
     overflow in the calcuation.
diff --git a/src/slurmctld/proc_req.c b/src/slurmctld/proc_req.c
index 1a23dd4238a3242f33cf6233ae3e928cce0d2bc6..92e3697b11419834564cfed4a131592f75530a91 100644
--- a/src/slurmctld/proc_req.c
+++ b/src/slurmctld/proc_req.c
@@ -565,13 +565,7 @@ static void _throttle_start(int *active_rpc_cnt)
 			(*active_rpc_cnt)++;
 			break;
 		}
-
-		/* While an RPC is being throttled due to a running RPC of the
-		 * same type, do not count that thread against the daemon's
-		 * thread limit */
-		server_thread_decr();
 		pthread_cond_wait(&throttle_cond, &throttle_mutex);
-		server_thread_incr();
 	}
 	slurm_mutex_unlock(&throttle_mutex);
 	if (LOTS_OF_AGENTS)