diff --git a/config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json b/config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json
index 3be5ba092..882b92edc 100644
--- a/config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json
+++ b/config_examples/config_bittrex.example.json
@@ -32,11 +32,8 @@
         "name": "bittrex",
         "key": "your_exchange_key",
         "secret": "your_exchange_secret",
-        "ccxt_config": {"enableRateLimit": true},
-        "ccxt_async_config": {
-            "enableRateLimit": true,
-            "rateLimit": 500
-        },
+        "ccxt_config": {},
+        "ccxt_async_config": {},
         "pair_whitelist": [
             "ETH/BTC",
             "LTC/BTC",
diff --git a/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_bittrex.j2 b/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_bittrex.j2
index 023862314..118e8104e 100644
--- a/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_bittrex.j2
+++ b/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_bittrex.j2
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@
     "name": "{{ exchange_name | lower }}",
     "key": "{{ exchange_key }}",
     "secret": "{{ exchange_secret }}",
-    "ccxt_config": {"enableRateLimit": true},
-    "ccxt_async_config": {
-        "enableRateLimit": true,
-        "rateLimit": 500
-    },
+    "ccxt_config": {},
+    "ccxt_async_config": {},
     "pair_whitelist": [
     ],
     "pair_blacklist": [
diff --git a/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_kraken.j2 b/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_kraken.j2
index 4d0e4c1ff..7dd646720 100644
--- a/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_kraken.j2
+++ b/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_kraken.j2
@@ -3,13 +3,8 @@
     "name": "kraken",
     "key": "{{ exchange_key }}",
     "secret": "{{ exchange_secret }}",
-    "ccxt_config": {"enableRateLimit": true},
-    "ccxt_async_config": {
-        "enableRateLimit": true,
-        "rateLimit": 1000
-        // Enable the below for downoading data.
-        //"rateLimit": 3100
-    },
+    "ccxt_config": {},
+    "ccxt_async_config": {},
     "pair_whitelist": [
     ],
     "pair_blacklist": [