diff --git a/convenient.js b/convenient.js
index 837629a..81c6900 100644
--- a/convenient.js
+++ b/convenient.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 require('defaultable')(module,
   { 'convenient'    : true
-  , 'ttl'           : 3600
+  , 'ttl'           : 10
   }, function(module, exports, DEFS, require) {
 
 function noop() {}
@@ -84,12 +84,6 @@ function final_response(res, value) {
 
   function well_formed_record(record) {
     record.class = record.class || 'IN'
-
-    var zone_minimum = DEFS.ttl
-    if(soa_record)
-      zone_minimum = soa_record.data.ttl
-
-    record.ttl = Math.max(record.ttl || 0, zone_minimum)
   }
 }