diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ServerConfigurationManager.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ServerConfigurationManager.java
index 70e3ea397e..553b964719 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ServerConfigurationManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ServerConfigurationManager.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class ServerConfigurationManager {
     public List b = new ArrayList();
     public MinecraftServer c; // Craftbukkit - public
     // public PlayerManager d; // Craftbukkit - removed!
-    private int e;
+    public int e; // Craftbukkit - public
     private Set f = new HashSet();
     private Set g = new HashSet();
     private Set h = new HashSet();
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ public class ServerConfigurationManager {
     // CraftBukkit start
     private CraftServer server;
 
-    public int getMaxPlayers() {
-        return this.e;
-    }
-
     public ServerConfigurationManager(MinecraftServer minecraftserver) {
         minecraftserver.server = new CraftServer(minecraftserver, this);
         server = minecraftserver.server;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
index 623fc3f9e9..9d30b79ceb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public final class CraftServer implements Server {
     }
 
     public int getMaxPlayers() {
-        return server.getMaxPlayers();
+        return server.e;
     }
 
     public PluginManager getPluginManager() {