diff --git a/ethcore/sync/src/chain/supplier.rs b/ethcore/sync/src/chain/supplier.rs
index 920027581..4c6092cd2 100644
--- a/ethcore/sync/src/chain/supplier.rs
+++ b/ethcore/sync/src/chain/supplier.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@
 // along with OpenEthereum.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 use bytes::Bytes;
+
+#[cfg(not(test))]
 use devp2p::PAYLOAD_SOFT_LIMIT;
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub const PAYLOAD_SOFT_LIMIT: usize = 100_000;
+
 use enum_primitive::FromPrimitive;
 use ethereum_types::H256;
 use network::{self, PeerId};
diff --git a/util/network-devp2p/src/connection.rs b/util/network-devp2p/src/connection.rs
index 548652278..40dbd0487 100644
--- a/util/network-devp2p/src/connection.rs
+++ b/util/network-devp2p/src/connection.rs
@@ -44,10 +44,7 @@ pub const MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE: usize = (1 << 24) - 1;
 
 /// Network responses should try not to go over this limit.
 /// This should be lower than MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE
-#[cfg(not(test))]
 pub const PAYLOAD_SOFT_LIMIT: usize = (1 << 22) - 1;
-#[cfg(test)]
-pub const PAYLOAD_SOFT_LIMIT: usize = 100_000;
 
 pub trait GenericSocket: Read + Write {}