diff --git a/lib/deimos/config/configuration.rb b/lib/deimos/config/configuration.rb
index ac73e6b..819b402 100644
--- a/lib/deimos/config/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/deimos/config/configuration.rb
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ def self.configure_producer_or_consumer(kafka_config)
             Deimos.config.consumers.bulk_import_id_generator,
           save_associations_first: kafka_config.save_associations_first
         )
+      else
+        klass.config[:max_batch_size] = kafka_config.max_batch_size || Deimos.config.producers.max_batch_size
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/deimos/producer.rb b/lib/deimos/producer.rb
index 646fb33..ebdca27 100644
--- a/lib/deimos/producer.rb
+++ b/lib/deimos/producer.rb
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ class << self
       def config
         @config ||= {
           encode_key: true,
-          namespace: Deimos.config.producers.schema_namespace,
-          max_batch_size: Deimos.config.producers.max_batch_size
+          namespace: Deimos.config.producers.schema_namespace
         }
       end
 
@@ -90,12 +89,6 @@ def partition_key(_payload)
         nil
       end
 
-      # @param size [Integer] Override the default batch size for publishing.
-      # @return [void]
-      def max_batch_size(size)
-        config[:max_batch_size] = size
-      end
-
       # Publish the payload to the topic.
       # @param payload [Hash, SchemaClass::Record] with an optional payload_key hash key.
       # @param topic [String] if specifying the topic
diff --git a/spec/producer_spec.rb b/spec/producer_spec.rb
index a841d3b..b87d3a1 100644
--- a/spec/producer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer_spec.rb
@@ -71,15 +71,6 @@ def self.partition_key(payload)
         key_config none: true
       end
       stub_const('MyNoTopicProducer', producer_class)
-
-      producer_class = Class.new(Deimos::Producer) do
-        schema 'MySchema'
-        namespace 'com.my-namespace'
-        topic 'my-topic'
-        key_config field: 'test_id'
-        max_batch_size 1
-      end
-      stub_const('MySmallBatchProducer', producer_class)
     end
 
     it 'should fail on invalid message with error handler' do
@@ -615,30 +606,5 @@ def self.partition_key(payload)
       end
     end
 
-    describe "max_batch_size" do
-      it 'should use top-level default value if max_batch_size is not defined by the producer' do
-        expect(MyProducer.config[:max_batch_size]).to eq(500)
-      end
-
-      it 'should call produce_batch multiple times when max_batch_size < records size' do
-        Deimos::Message.new({ 'test_id' => 'foo', 'some_int' => 123 },
-                            MySmallBatchProducer,
-                            topic: 'my-topic',
-                            partition_key: 'foo',
-                            key: 'foo')
-        Deimos::Message.new({ 'test_id' => 'bar', 'some_int' => 124 },
-                            MySmallBatchProducer,
-                            topic: 'my-topic',
-                            partition_key: 'bar',
-                            key: 'bar')
-        expect(described_class).to receive(:produce_batch).twice
-
-        MySmallBatchProducer.publish_list(
-          [{ 'test_id' => 'foo', 'some_int' => 123 },
-           { 'test_id' => 'bar', 'some_int' => 124 }]
-        )
-      end
-    end
-
   end
 end