diff --git a/include/bx/config.h b/include/bx/config.h
index 5ded70f..9a439f9 100644
--- a/include/bx/config.h
+++ b/include/bx/config.h
@@ -43,16 +43,4 @@
 #	define BX_CONFIG_SUPPORTS_THREADING !(BX_PLATFORM_EMSCRIPTEN)
 #endif // BX_CONFIG_SUPPORTS_THREADING
 
-#ifndef BX_CONFIG_THREAD_NAME_LENGTH
-#   if BX_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
-#       define BX_CONFIG_THREAD_NAME_LENGTH 256
-#   elif BX_PLATFORM_OSX|BX_PLATFORM_IOS
-#       define BX_CONFIG_THREAD_NAME_LENGTH 64
-#   elif BX_PLATFORM_POSIX
-#       define BX_CONFIG_THREAD_NAME_LENGTH 16
-#   else
-#       define BX_CONFIG_THREAD_NAME_LENGTH 0
-#   endif
-#endif
-
 #endif // BX_CONFIG_H_HEADER_GUARD
diff --git a/include/bx/thread.h b/include/bx/thread.h
index f8cb9db..ba0c400 100644
--- a/include/bx/thread.h
+++ b/include/bx/thread.h
@@ -141,22 +141,11 @@ namespace bx
 
 		void setThreadName(const char* name)
 		{
-			if (name != NULL)
-			{
-				strncpy(m_name, name, BX_CONFIG_THREAD_NAME_LENGTH);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				memset(m_name, 0, BX_CONFIG_THREAD_NAME_LENGTH);
-			}
-
 #if BX_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
 #elif BX_PLATFORM_OSX|BX_PLATFORM_IOS
-			strncpy(m_name, name, BX_CONFIG_THREAD_NAME_LENGTH);
-			pthread_setname_np(m_name);
+			pthread_setname_np(name);
 #elif BX_PLATFORM_POSIX
-			strncpy(m_name, name, BX_CONFIG_THREAD_NAME_LENGTH);
-			pthread_setname_np(m_handle, m_name);
+			pthread_setname_np(m_handle, name);
 #endif // BX_PLATFORM_
 		}