diff --git a/BitFaster.Caching/Lru/Defaults.cs b/BitFaster.Caching/Lru/Defaults.cs
index 79624d3c..45b63064 100644
--- a/BitFaster.Caching/Lru/Defaults.cs
+++ b/BitFaster.Caching/Lru/Defaults.cs
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ namespace BitFaster.Caching.Lru
 {
     internal static class Defaults
     {
-#if NET8_0_OR_GREATER
-        // Note that on .net8+, -1 indicates the default concurrency level
-        public static int ConcurrencyLevel => -1;
-#else
         public static int ConcurrencyLevel => Environment.ProcessorCount;
-#endif
     }
 }