diff --git a/pkg/metricstore/buffer.go b/pkg/metricstore/buffer.go
index 557a941c..2d752006 100644
--- a/pkg/metricstore/buffer.go
+++ b/pkg/metricstore/buffer.go
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ import (
 // of data or reallocation needs to happen on writes.
 const BufferCap int = DefaultBufferCapacity
 
-// maxPoolSize caps the number of buffers held in the pool at any time.
-// Prevents unbounded memory growth after large retention-cleanup bursts.
-const maxPoolSize = 4096
-
 // BufferPool is the global instance.
 // It is initialized immediately when the package loads.
 var bufferPool = NewPersistentBufferPool()
@@ -101,10 +97,7 @@ func (p *PersistentBufferPool) Put(b *buffer) {
 
 	p.mu.Lock()
 	defer p.mu.Unlock()
-	if len(p.pool) >= maxPoolSize {
-		// Pool is full; drop the buffer and let GC collect it.
-		return
-	}
+
 	p.pool = append(p.pool, b)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/metricstore/metricstore_test.go b/pkg/metricstore/metricstore_test.go
index 9087df2a..35f97278 100644
--- a/pkg/metricstore/metricstore_test.go
+++ b/pkg/metricstore/metricstore_test.go
@@ -52,23 +52,6 @@ func TestBufferPoolClear(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestBufferPoolMaxSize verifies that Put() silently drops buffers once the
-// pool reaches maxPoolSize, preventing unbounded memory growth.
-func TestBufferPoolMaxSize(t *testing.T) {
-	pool := NewPersistentBufferPool()
-	for i := 0; i < maxPoolSize; i++ {
-		pool.Put(&buffer{data: make([]schema.Float, 0, BufferCap), lastUsed: time.Now().Unix()})
-	}
-	if pool.GetSize() != maxPoolSize {
-		t.Fatalf("pool size = %d, want %d", pool.GetSize(), maxPoolSize)
-	}
-
-	pool.Put(&buffer{data: make([]schema.Float, 0, BufferCap), lastUsed: time.Now().Unix()})
-	if pool.GetSize() != maxPoolSize {
-		t.Errorf("pool size after overflow Put = %d, want %d (should not grow)", pool.GetSize(), maxPoolSize)
-	}
-}
-
 // ─── Buffer helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 // TestBufferEndFirstWrite verifies the end() and firstWrite() calculations.