diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ac55d9f..78a26a3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.0.1] - Unreleased
+### Fixed
+- Do not override VerneMQ config `max_message_rate` value.
+
 ## [1.0.0] - 2021-06-30
 ### Changed
 - Log plugin version when the application is starting.
diff --git a/lib/astarte_vmq_plugin.ex b/lib/astarte_vmq_plugin.ex
index 713abd5..f5f25ed 100644
--- a/lib/astarte_vmq_plugin.ex
+++ b/lib/astarte_vmq_plugin.ex
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ defmodule Astarte.VMQ.Plugin do
        [
          subscriber_id: subscriber_id,
          max_inflight_messages: 100,
-         max_message_rate: 10000,
          max_message_size: 65535,
          retry_interval: 20000,
          upgrade_qos: false