diff --git a/examples/parameter_example.yml b/examples/parameter_example.yml
index d825cc7f97996beed4660e23c799a6eb264e04f9..db0c42b9dd4a51eab7da03d405f2168cdaca6c7a 100644
--- a/examples/parameter_example.yml
+++ b/examples/parameter_example.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ InternalUnitSystem:
 Scheduler:
   nr_queues:             0        # (Optional) The number of task queues to use. Use 0  to let the system decide.
   cell_max_size:         8000000  # (Optional) Maximal number of interactions per task if we force the split (this is the default value).
-  cell_sub_size:         64000000 # (Optional) Maximal number of interactions per sub-task  (this is the default value).
+  cell_sub_size_pair:    64000000 # (Optional) Maximal number of interactions per sub-pair task  (this is the default value).
+  cell_sub_size_self:    16000    # (Optional) Maximal number of interactions per sub-self task  (this is the default value).
   cell_split_size:       400      # (Optional) Maximal number of particles per cell (this is the default value).
-  cell_max_count:        10000    # (Optional) Maximal number of particles per cell allowed before triggering a sanitizing (this is the default value).
   max_top_level_cells:   12       # (Optional) Maximal number of top-level cells in any dimension. The number of top-level cells will be the cube of this (this is the default value).
 
 # Parameters governing the time integration (Set dt_min and dt_max to the same value for a fixed time-step run.)
diff --git a/src/space.c b/src/space.c
index 57af364f1c53090280f533778c716f43b03d0d60..316d31085a4985f82987c707076b95b038567286 100644
--- a/src/space.c
+++ b/src/space.c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ int space_splitsize = space_splitsize_default;
 int space_subsize_pair = space_subsize_pair_default;
 int space_subsize_self = space_subsize_self_default;
 int space_maxsize = space_maxsize_default;
-int space_maxcount = space_maxcount_default;
 
 /**
  * @brief Interval stack necessary for parallel particle sorting.
@@ -2696,8 +2695,7 @@ void space_init(struct space *s, const struct swift_params *params,
       params, "Scheduler:cell_sub_size_self", space_subsize_self_default);
   space_splitsize = parser_get_opt_param_int(
       params, "Scheduler:cell_split_size", space_splitsize_default);
-  space_maxcount = parser_get_opt_param_int(params, "Scheduler:cell_max_count",
-                                            space_maxcount_default);
+
   if (verbose)
     message(
         "max_size set to %d, sub_size_pair set to %d, sub_size_self set to %d, "
diff --git a/src/space.h b/src/space.h
index 93f989a5a3eb7bdb052d64abcd90867f4cd1fb30..20e42c7fb3a08f2215a92be5d6dbbd67dd4cc569 100644
--- a/src/space.h
+++ b/src/space.h
@@ -43,9 +43,14 @@ struct cell;
 #define space_cellallocchunk 1000
 #define space_splitsize_default 400
 #define space_maxsize_default 8000000
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 #define space_subsize_pair_default 256000000
 #define space_subsize_self_default 32000
 #define space_maxcount_default 10000
+=======
+#define space_subsize_pair_default 64000000
+#define space_subsize_self_default 16000
+>>>>>>> 88356221ae330b1818217a6f4c5ac7890ad02c11
 #define space_max_top_level_cells_default 12
 #define space_stretch 1.10f
 #define space_maxreldx 0.1f
@@ -58,7 +63,6 @@ extern int space_splitsize;
 extern int space_maxsize;
 extern int space_subsize_pair;
 extern int space_subsize_self;
-extern int space_maxcount;
 
 /**
  * @brief The space in which the cells and particles reside.