diff --git a/lib/placeSearch.js b/lib/placeSearch.js
index bb26496..f1b0cbf 100644
--- a/lib/placeSearch.js
+++ b/lib/placeSearch.js
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ module.exports = function(params, callback) {
       return callback(new Error('If rankby=distance is specified, then one or more of keyword, name, or types is required.'));
     }
     delete args.radius;
-  } else if (args.rankby === PLACES_RANKBY_DEFAULT) {
-    if (args.radius == null) {
-      args.radius = MAX_RADIUS;
-    }
   }
 
   if (args.radius != null) {