diff --git a/collectors/systemd-journal.plugin/systemd-journal.c b/collectors/systemd-journal.plugin/systemd-journal.c
index 3de759791f..2afcbf5e77 100644
--- a/collectors/systemd-journal.plugin/systemd-journal.c
+++ b/collectors/systemd-journal.plugin/systemd-journal.c
@@ -557,9 +557,6 @@ int main(int argc __maybe_unused, char **argv __maybe_unused) {
     error_log_errors_per_period = 100;
     error_log_throttle_period = 3600;
 
-    // initialize the threads
-    netdata_threads_init_for_external_plugins(0); // set the default threads stack size here
-
     uids = dictionary_create(0);
     gids = dictionary_create(0);
 
diff --git a/packaging/docker/Dockerfile b/packaging/docker/Dockerfile
index 3d05d9d2c6..cf63703624 100644
--- a/packaging/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/packaging/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ WORKDIR /opt/netdata.git
 RUN chmod +x netdata-installer.sh && \
    cp -rp /deps/* /usr/local/ && \
    /bin/echo -e "INSTALL_TYPE='oci'\nPREBUILT_ARCH='$(uname -m)'" > ./system/.install-type && \
-   CFLAGS="$(packaging/docker/gen-cflags.sh)" LDFLAGS="-Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,-z,stack-size=8388608" ./netdata-installer.sh --dont-wait --dont-start-it --use-system-protobuf \
+   CFLAGS="$(packaging/docker/gen-cflags.sh)" LDFLAGS="-Wl,--gc-sections" ./netdata-installer.sh --dont-wait --dont-start-it --use-system-protobuf \
    ${EXTRA_INSTALL_OPTS} --one-time-build --enable-lto "$([ "$RELEASE_CHANNEL" = stable ] && echo --stable-channel)"
 
 # files to one directory
diff --git a/packaging/makeself/jobs/70-netdata-git.install.sh b/packaging/makeself/jobs/70-netdata-git.install.sh
index 67b8df1038..cba3466a3b 100755
--- a/packaging/makeself/jobs/70-netdata-git.install.sh
+++ b/packaging/makeself/jobs/70-netdata-git.install.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ else
   export CFLAGS="-static -O1 -pipe -ggdb -Wall -Wextra -Wformat-signedness -DNETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS=1 -I/openssl-static/include -I/libnetfilter-acct-static/include/libnetfilter_acct -I/usr/include/libmnl"
 fi
 
-export LDFLAGS="-Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,-z,stack-size=$[8 * 1024 * 1024] -static -L/openssl-static/lib64 -L/libnetfilter-acct-static/lib -lnetfilter_acct -L/usr/lib -lmnl"
+export LDFLAGS="-Wl,--gc-sections -static -L/openssl-static/lib64 -L/libnetfilter-acct-static/lib -lnetfilter_acct -L/usr/lib -lmnl"
 
 # We export this to 'yes', installer sets this to .environment.
 # The updater consumes this one, so that it can tell whether it should update a static install or a non-static one