diff --git a/couch_db.hrl b/couch_db.hrl
index 4e0d800..d9a8697 100644
--- a/couch_db.hrl
+++ b/couch_db.hrl
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@
     skip = 0,
 
     group_level = 0,
-    group_numrows = false,
 
     view_type = nil,
     include_docs = false,
@@ -265,13 +264,7 @@
     body = nil,
     options = [
         {response_format,binary},
-        {inactivity_timeout, 30000},
-        {max_sessions, list_to_integer(
-            couch_config:get("replicator", "max_http_sessions", "10")
-        )},
-        {max_pipeline_size, list_to_integer(
-            couch_config:get("replicator", "max_http_pipeline_size", "10")
-        )}
+        {inactivity_timeout, 30000}
     ],
     retries = 10,
     pause = 500,
diff --git a/couch_httpd_view.erl b/couch_httpd_view.erl
index f7ccee1..cb387d1 100644
--- a/couch_httpd_view.erl
+++ b/couch_httpd_view.erl
@@ -155,22 +155,15 @@ output_reduce_view(Req, Db, View, Group, QueryArgs, nil) ->
         group_level = GroupLevel
     } = QueryArgs,
     CurrentEtag = view_group_etag(Group, Db),
-    Pid = case get_group_numrows_type(Req) of 
-            true -> spawn_link(fun() -> group_numrows_server() end);
-              _  -> false
-          end,
     couch_httpd:etag_respond(Req, CurrentEtag, fun() ->
         {ok, GroupRowsFun, RespFun} = make_reduce_fold_funs(Req, GroupLevel,
                 QueryArgs, CurrentEtag, Group#group.current_seq,
-                #reduce_fold_helper_funs{}, Pid),
+                #reduce_fold_helper_funs{}),
         FoldAccInit = {Limit, Skip, undefined, []},
         {ok, {_, _, Resp, _}} = couch_view:fold_reduce(View,
                 RespFun, FoldAccInit, [{key_group_fun, GroupRowsFun} |
                 make_key_options(QueryArgs)]),
-        case get_group_numrows_type(Req) of
-          true -> finish_reduce_fold(Req, Resp, [], Pid);
-             _ -> finish_reduce_fold(Req, Resp)
-        end
+        finish_reduce_fold(Req, Resp)
     end);
 
 output_reduce_view(Req, Db, View, Group, QueryArgs, Keys) ->
@@ -180,14 +173,10 @@ output_reduce_view(Req, Db, View, Group, QueryArgs, Keys) ->
         group_level = GroupLevel
     } = QueryArgs,
     CurrentEtag = view_group_etag(Group, Db, Keys),
-    Pid = case get_group_numrows_type(Req) of 
-            true -> spawn_link(fun() -> group_numrows_server() end);
-              _  -> false
-          end,
     couch_httpd:etag_respond(Req, CurrentEtag, fun() ->
         {ok, GroupRowsFun, RespFun} = make_reduce_fold_funs(Req, GroupLevel,
                 QueryArgs, CurrentEtag, Group#group.current_seq,
-                #reduce_fold_helper_funs{}, Pid),
+                #reduce_fold_helper_funs{}),
         {Resp, _RedAcc3} = lists:foldl(
             fun(Key, {Resp, RedAcc}) ->
                 % run the reduce once for each key in keys, with limit etc
@@ -201,10 +190,7 @@ output_reduce_view(Req, Db, View, Group, QueryArgs, Keys) ->
                 {Resp2, RedAcc2}
             end,
         {undefined, []}, Keys), % Start with no comma
-        case get_group_numrows_type(Req) of
-          true -> finish_reduce_fold(Req, Resp, [{update_seq,Group#group.current_seq}], Pid);
-             _ -> finish_reduce_fold(Req, Resp, [{update_seq,Group#group.current_seq}])
-          end
+        finish_reduce_fold(Req, Resp, [{update_seq,Group#group.current_seq}])
     end).
 
 reverse_key_default(?MIN_STR) -> ?MAX_STR;
@@ -217,9 +203,6 @@ get_stale_type(Req) ->
 get_reduce_type(Req) ->
     list_to_existing_atom(couch_httpd:qs_value(Req, "reduce", "true")).
 
-get_group_numrows_type(Req) ->
-    list_to_existing_atom(couch_httpd:qs_value(Req, "group_numrows", "false")).
-
 load_view(Req, Db, {ViewDesignId, ViewName}, Keys) ->
     Stale = get_stale_type(Req),
     Reduce = get_reduce_type(Req),
@@ -320,8 +303,6 @@ parse_view_param("reduce", Value) ->
     [{reduce, parse_bool_param(Value)}];
 parse_view_param("include_docs", Value) ->
     [{include_docs, parse_bool_param(Value)}];
-parse_view_param("group_numrows", Value) ->
-    [{group_numrows, parse_bool_param(Value)}];
 parse_view_param("list", Value) ->
     [{list, ?l2b(Value)}];
 parse_view_param("callback", _) ->
@@ -384,6 +365,8 @@ validate_view_query(group_level, Value, Args) ->
     end;
 validate_view_query(inclusive_end, Value, Args) ->
     Args#view_query_args{inclusive_end=Value};
+validate_view_query(reduce, false, Args) ->
+    Args;
 validate_view_query(reduce, _, Args) ->
     case Args#view_query_args.view_type of
     map ->
@@ -404,8 +387,6 @@ validate_view_query(include_docs, true, Args) ->
 % Use the view_query_args record's default value
 validate_view_query(include_docs, _Value, Args) ->
     Args;
-validate_view_query(group_numrows, _Value, Args) ->
-    Args;
 validate_view_query(extra, _Value, Args) ->
     Args.
 
@@ -414,7 +395,7 @@ make_view_fold_fun(Req, QueryArgs, Etag, Db, UpdateSeq, TotalViewCount, HelperFu
         start_response = StartRespFun,
         send_row = SendRowFun,
         reduce_count = ReduceCountFun
-    } = apply_default_helper_funs(HelperFuns, Req, Req),
+    } = apply_default_helper_funs(HelperFuns),
 
     #view_query_args{
         include_docs = IncludeDocs
@@ -446,13 +427,10 @@ make_view_fold_fun(Req, QueryArgs, Etag, Db, UpdateSeq, TotalViewCount, HelperFu
     end.
 
 make_reduce_fold_funs(Req, GroupLevel, _QueryArgs, Etag, UpdateSeq, HelperFuns) ->
-  make_reduce_fold_funs(Req, GroupLevel, _QueryArgs, Etag, UpdateSeq, HelperFuns, nil).
-
-make_reduce_fold_funs(Req, GroupLevel, _QueryArgs, Etag, UpdateSeq, HelperFuns, Pid) ->
     #reduce_fold_helper_funs{
         start_response = StartRespFun,
         send_row = SendRowFun
-    } = apply_default_helper_funs(HelperFuns, Req, Pid),
+    } = apply_default_helper_funs(HelperFuns),
 
     GroupRowsFun =
         fun({_Key1,_}, {_Key2,_}) when GroupLevel == 0 ->
@@ -512,7 +490,7 @@ apply_default_helper_funs(
         #view_fold_helper_funs{
             start_response = StartResp,
             send_row = SendRow
-        }=Helpers, _Req, _Pid) ->
+        }=Helpers) ->
     StartResp2 = case StartResp of
     undefined -> fun json_view_start_resp/6;
     _ -> StartResp
@@ -528,21 +506,19 @@ apply_default_helper_funs(
         send_row = SendRow2
     };
 
+
 apply_default_helper_funs(
         #reduce_fold_helper_funs{
             start_response = StartResp,
             send_row = SendRow
-        }=Helpers, Req, Pid) ->
+        }=Helpers) ->
     StartResp2 = case StartResp of
     undefined -> fun json_reduce_start_resp/4;
     _ -> StartResp
     end,
 
     SendRow2 = case SendRow of
-    undefined -> case get_group_numrows_type(Req) of
-                   true -> gen_send_json_reduce_row(Pid);
-                      _ -> fun send_json_reduce_row/3
-                 end;
+    undefined -> fun send_json_reduce_row/3;
     _ -> SendRow
     end,
 
@@ -612,24 +588,6 @@ send_json_reduce_row(Resp, {Key, Value}, RowFront) ->
     send_chunk(Resp, RowFront ++ ?JSON_ENCODE({[{key, Key}, {value, Value}]})),
     {ok, ",\r\n"}.
 
-gen_send_json_reduce_row(Pid) ->
-  fun(_Req, _KV, _RowFront) ->
-    Pid ! {countup},
-    {ok, ",\r\n"}
-  end.
-
-group_numrows_server() ->
-  group_numrows_server(0).
-group_numrows_server(X) ->
-  receive
-    {status, From} ->
-      From ! X, group_numrows_server(X);
-    {countup} ->
-      group_numrows_server(X+1);
-    {stop, From} ->
-      From ! X, exit(normal)
-  end.
-
 view_group_etag(Group, Db) ->
     view_group_etag(Group, Db, nil).
 
@@ -695,26 +653,6 @@ finish_view_fold(Req, TotalRows, Offset, FoldResult, Fields) ->
 finish_reduce_fold(Req, Resp) ->
     finish_reduce_fold(Req, Resp, []).
 
-get_group_numrows_final_result(Pid) ->
-  Pid ! {stop, self()},
-  receive
-    X -> X
-  after 80000 ->
-    0
-  end.
-
-finish_reduce_fold(Req, Resp, Fields, Pid) ->
-    case Resp of
-    undefined ->
-        send_json(Req, 200, {[
-            {group_numrows, 0}
-        ] ++ Fields});
-    Resp ->
-        X = get_group_numrows_final_result(Pid),
-        send_chunk(Resp, "{\"group_numrows\":\"" ++ integer_to_list(X) ++ "\"}"),
-        end_json_response(Resp)
-    end.
- 
 finish_reduce_fold(Req, Resp, Fields) ->
     case Resp of
     undefined ->