diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index b498339e..71f37e3c 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -991,7 +991,9 @@ func (p *Peer) initUpdateRequestsTimer() {
 			panic(p.updateRequestsTimer)
 		}
 	}
-	p.updateRequestsTimer = time.AfterFunc(math.MaxInt64, p.updateRequestsTimerFunc)
+	if enableUpdateRequestsTimer {
+		p.updateRequestsTimer = time.AfterFunc(math.MaxInt64, p.updateRequestsTimerFunc)
+	}
 }
 
 const peerUpdateRequestsTimerReason = "updateRequestsTimer"
diff --git a/peerconn.go b/peerconn.go
index 0b2d85f6..554da65f 100644
--- a/peerconn.go
+++ b/peerconn.go
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ var (
 
 // The actual value to use as the maximum outbound requests.
 func (cn *Peer) nominalMaxRequests() maxRequests {
-	return maxRequests(maxInt(1, minInt(cn.PeerMaxRequests, cn.peakRequests*2, maxLocalToRemoteRequests)))
+	return maxInt(1, minInt(cn.PeerMaxRequests, cn.peakRequests*2, maxLocalToRemoteRequests))
 }
 
 func (cn *Peer) totalExpectingTime() (ret time.Duration) {
diff --git a/requesting.go b/requesting.go
index 98e9e88b..f1831346 100644
--- a/requesting.go
+++ b/requesting.go
@@ -312,9 +312,14 @@ func (p *Peer) applyRequestState(next desiredRequestState) {
 	p.peakRequests = newPeakRequests
 	p.needRequestUpdate = ""
 	p.lastRequestUpdate = time.Now()
-	p.updateRequestsTimer.Reset(updateRequestsTimerDuration)
+	if enableUpdateRequestsTimer {
+		p.updateRequestsTimer.Reset(updateRequestsTimerDuration)
+	}
 }
 
 // This could be set to 10s to match the unchoke/request update interval recommended by some
 // specifications. I've set it shorter to trigger it more often for testing for now.
-const updateRequestsTimerDuration = 3 * time.Second
+const (
+	updateRequestsTimerDuration = 3 * time.Second
+	enableUpdateRequestsTimer   = false
+)