diff --git a/tools/zalsa/zita-a2j.cc b/tools/zalsa/zita-a2j.cc
index 1b587c7..fdbc78c 100644
--- a/tools/zalsa/zita-a2j.cc
+++ b/tools/zalsa/zita-a2j.cc
@@ -287,8 +287,6 @@ class zita_a2j
             delete this;
             return 1;
         }
-        if (rqual < 16) rqual = 16;
-        if (rqual > 96) rqual = 96;
         if ((fsamp < 8000) || (bsize < 16) || (nfrag < 2) || (nchan < 1))
         {
             jack_error (APPNAME ": Illegal parameter value(s).");
diff --git a/tools/zalsa/zita-j2a.cc b/tools/zalsa/zita-j2a.cc
index 4bb9ad7..b98f4b1 100644
--- a/tools/zalsa/zita-j2a.cc
+++ b/tools/zalsa/zita-j2a.cc
@@ -285,8 +285,6 @@ class zita_j2a
             delete this;
             return 1;
         }
-        if (rqual < 16) rqual = 16;
-        if (rqual > 96) rqual = 96;
         if ((fsamp < 8000) || (bsize < 16) || (nfrag < 2) || (nchan < 1))
         {
             jack_error (APPNAME ": Illegal parameter value(s).");