diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Repository/FileRepository/FileRepository.Conversation.cs b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Repository/FileRepository/FileRepository.Conversation.cs
index ec4848d74..7bd1dd151 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Repository/FileRepository/FileRepository.Conversation.cs
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Repository/FileRepository/FileRepository.Conversation.cs
@@ -500,16 +500,6 @@ public List<string> GetIdleConversations(int batchSize, int messageLimit, int bu
             batchSize = batchLimit;
         }
 
-        if (bufferHours <= 0)
-        {
-            bufferHours = 12;
-        }
-
-        if (messageLimit <= 0)
-        {
-            messageLimit = 2;
-        }
-
         foreach (var d in Directory.GetDirectories(dir))
         {
             var convFile = Path.Combine(d, CONVERSATION_FILE);
diff --git a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.MongoStorage/Repository/MongoRepository.Conversation.cs b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.MongoStorage/Repository/MongoRepository.Conversation.cs
index 06512fb74..a78db60c2 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.MongoStorage/Repository/MongoRepository.Conversation.cs
+++ b/src/Plugins/BotSharp.Plugin.MongoStorage/Repository/MongoRepository.Conversation.cs
@@ -466,16 +466,6 @@ public List<string> GetIdleConversations(int batchSize, int messageLimit, int bu
             batchSize = batchLimit;
         }
 
-        if (bufferHours <= 0)
-        {
-            bufferHours = 12;
-        }
-
-        if (messageLimit <= 0)
-        {
-            messageLimit = 2;
-        }
-
         while (true)
         {
             var skip = (page - 1) * batchSize;