diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e16e18..6b1f6f6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -193,12 +193,6 @@ var pool = Stratum.createPool({
     /* Sometimes you want the block hashes even for shares that aren't block candidates. */
     "emitInvalidBlockHashes": false,
 
-    /* We use proper maximum algorithm difficulties found in the coin daemon source code. Most
-       miners/pools that deal with scrypt use a guesstimated one that is about 5.86% off from the
-       actual one. So here we can set a tolerable threshold for if a share is slightly too low
-       due to mining apps using incorrect max diffs and this pool using correct max diffs. */
-    "shareVariancePercent": 10,
-
     /* Enable for client IP addresses to be detected when using a load balancer with TCP proxy
        protocol enabled, such as HAProxy with 'send-proxy' param:
        http://haproxy.1wt.eu/download/1.5/doc/configuration.txt */
diff --git a/lib/jobManager.js b/lib/jobManager.js
index 3c9aab2..7935ef0 100644
--- a/lib/jobManager.js
+++ b/lib/jobManager.js
@@ -244,15 +244,7 @@ var JobManager = module.exports = function JobManager(options){
                     difficulty = previousDifficulty;
                 }
                 else{
-                    var offPercent = 100 - (shareDiff / difficulty) * 100;
-
-                    //Check to see if low diff share is within acceptable configured range
-                    if (offPercent > (options.shareVariancePercent || 0)){
-                        return shareError([23, 'low difficulty share of ' + shareDiff]);
-                    }
-                    else{
-                        _this.emit('log', 'warning', 'Share accepted a low diff ' + shareDiff + ' off by ' + offPercent.toFixed(2) + '%');
-                    }
+                    return shareError([23, 'low difficulty share of ' + shareDiff]);
                 }
 
             }