diff --git a/dev-support/flaky-tests/flaky-reporting.Jenkinsfile b/dev-support/flaky-tests/flaky-reporting.Jenkinsfile
index 58e7328f7b4..37d557c82d6 100644
--- a/dev-support/flaky-tests/flaky-reporting.Jenkinsfile
+++ b/dev-support/flaky-tests/flaky-reporting.Jenkinsfile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pipeline {
           flaky_args=("${flaky_args[@]}" --urls "${JENKINS_URL}/job/HBase%20Nightly/job/${BRANCH_NAME}" --is-yetus True --max-builds 10)
           flaky_args=("${flaky_args[@]}" --urls "${JENKINS_URL}/job/HBase-Flaky-Tests/job/${BRANCH_NAME}" --is-yetus False --max-builds 30)
           docker build -t hbase-dev-support dev-support
-          docker run --ulimit nproc=12500 -v "${WORKSPACE}":/hbase --workdir=/hbase hbase-dev-support python dev-support/flaky-tests/report-flakies.py --mvn -v "${flaky_args[@]}"
+          docker run -v "${WORKSPACE}":/hbase --workdir=/hbase hbase-dev-support python dev-support/flaky-tests/report-flakies.py --mvn -v "${flaky_args[@]}"
 '''
       }
     }
diff --git a/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh b/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh
index 68bfda32ace..ec051873b0e 100755
--- a/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh
+++ b/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh
@@ -81,11 +81,8 @@ function personality_globals
 
   # Yetus 0.7.0 enforces limits. Default proclimit is 1000.
   # Up it. See HBASE-19902 for how we arrived at this number.
-  # NOTE: I don't think changing this has an effect. Set the
-  # --proclimit passed to yetus. This seems to do what we
-  # need changing proclimit.
   #shellcheck disable=SC2034
-  PROCLIMIT=12500
+  PROCLIMIT=10000
 
   # Set docker container to run with 20g. Default is 4g in yetus.
   # See HBASE-19902 for how we arrived at 20g.
diff --git a/dev-support/hbase_docker.sh b/dev-support/hbase_docker.sh
index 59a15f7d917..cc17cf7af01 100755
--- a/dev-support/hbase_docker.sh
+++ b/dev-support/hbase_docker.sh
@@ -159,4 +159,4 @@ done
 echo "Successfully built ${IMAGE_NAME}."
 
 echo "Starting hbase shell..."
-docker run --ulimit nproc=12500 -it ${IMAGE_NAME}
+docker run -it ${IMAGE_NAME}
diff --git a/dev-support/hbase_nightly_yetus.sh b/dev-support/hbase_nightly_yetus.sh
index 32724ba8da7..11a44e0ff32 100755
--- a/dev-support/hbase_nightly_yetus.sh
+++ b/dev-support/hbase_nightly_yetus.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ YETUS_ARGS=("--branch=${BRANCH_NAME}" "${YETUS_ARGS[@]}")
 YETUS_ARGS=("--tests-filter=${TESTS_FILTER}" "${YETUS_ARGS[@]}")
 YETUS_ARGS=("--ignore-unknown-options=true" "${YETUS_ARGS[@]}")
 # Why are these not being picked up from hbase-personality?
-YETUS_ARGS=("--proclimit=12500" "${YETUS_ARGS[@]}")
+YETUS_ARGS=("--proclimit=10000" "${YETUS_ARGS[@]}")
 YETUS_ARGS=("--dockermemlimit=20g" "${YETUS_ARGS[@]}")
 
 if [[ -n "${EXCLUDE_TESTS_URL}" ]]; then
diff --git a/dev-support/jenkins_precommit_github_yetus.sh b/dev-support/jenkins_precommit_github_yetus.sh
index a1d57204b75..e0ead27f0ab 100755
--- a/dev-support/jenkins_precommit_github_yetus.sh
+++ b/dev-support/jenkins_precommit_github_yetus.sh
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ YETUS_ARGS+=("--reapermode=kill")
 # set relatively high limits for ASF machines
 # changing these to higher values may cause problems
 # with other jobs on systemd-enabled machines
-YETUS_ARGS+=("--proclimit=12500")
+YETUS_ARGS+=("--proclimit=10000")
 YETUS_ARGS+=("--dockermemlimit=20g")
 # -1 spotbugs issues that show up prior to the patch being applied
 YETUS_ARGS+=("--spotbugs-strict-precheck")