diff --git a/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/PendingTraceBuffer.java b/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/PendingTraceBuffer.java
index 8596a6e8d95..219352bf6df 100644
--- a/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/PendingTraceBuffer.java
+++ b/dd-trace-core/src/main/java/datadog/trace/core/PendingTraceBuffer.java
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public void run() {
 
             if (pendingTrace instanceof FlushElement) {
               // Since this is an MPSC queue, the drain needs to be called on the consumer thread
-              queue.drain(WriteDrain.WRITE_DRAIN, 50);
+              queue.drain(WriteDrain.WRITE_DRAIN);
               flushCounter.incrementAndGet();
               continue;
             }