diff --git a/docs/ext/files.rst b/docs/ext/files.rst
index c952ba14..4a8e741e 100644
--- a/docs/ext/files.rst
+++ b/docs/ext/files.rst
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ See :ref:`config` for general help on configuring Mopidy.
 
     Number of milliseconds before giving up scanning a file and moving on to
     the next file. Reducing the value might speed up the directory listing,
-    but can lead to some tracks not being shown. Must be larger than 1000.
+    but can lead to some tracks not being shown.
diff --git a/mopidy/files/__init__.py b/mopidy/files/__init__.py
index 1e2e961a..90ebf7f8 100644
--- a/mopidy/files/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/files/__init__.py
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ class Extension(ext.Extension):
         schema['media_dir'] = config.List(optional=True)
         schema['show_dotfiles'] = config.Boolean(optional=True)
         schema['follow_symlinks'] = config.Boolean(optional=True)
-        schema['metadata_timeout'] = config.Integer(
-            minimum=1000, maximum=1000 * 60 * 60, optional=True)
+        schema['metadata_timeout'] = config.Integer(optional=True)
         return schema
 
     def setup(self, registry):