diff --git a/server/download.go b/server/download.go
index a50c0cd1..f6d199b9 100644
--- a/server/download.go
+++ b/server/download.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
-	"golang.org/x/sync/semaphore"
 
 	"github.com/jmorganca/ollama/api"
 	"github.com/jmorganca/ollama/format"
@@ -139,29 +138,30 @@ func (b *blobDownload) Prepare(ctx context.Context, requestURL *url.URL, opts *r
 }
 
 func (b *blobDownload) Run(ctx context.Context, requestURL *url.URL, opts *registryOptions) {
+	b.err = b.run(ctx, requestURL, opts)
+}
+
+func (b *blobDownload) run(ctx context.Context, requestURL *url.URL, opts *registryOptions) error {
 	defer blobDownloadManager.Delete(b.Digest)
 	ctx, b.CancelFunc = context.WithCancel(ctx)
 
 	file, err := os.OpenFile(b.Name+"-partial", os.O_CREATE|os.O_RDWR, 0o644)
 	if err != nil {
-		b.err = err
-		return
+		return err
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 
 	_ = file.Truncate(b.Total)
 
-	var limit int64 = 2
-	g, inner := NewLimitGroup(ctx, numDownloadParts, limit)
-	go watchDelta(inner, g, &b.Completed, limit)
-
+	g, inner := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+	g.SetLimit(numDownloadParts)
 	for i := range b.Parts {
 		part := b.Parts[i]
 		if part.Completed == part.Size {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		g.Go(inner, func() error {
+		g.Go(func() error {
 			var err error
 			for try := 0; try < maxRetries; try++ {
 				w := io.NewOffsetWriter(file, part.StartsAt())
@@ -188,29 +188,26 @@ func (b *blobDownload) Run(ctx context.Context, requestURL *url.URL, opts *regis
 	}
 
 	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
-		b.err = err
-		return
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// explicitly close the file so we can rename it
 	if err := file.Close(); err != nil {
-		b.err = err
-		return
+		return err
 	}
 
 	for i := range b.Parts {
 		if err := os.Remove(file.Name() + "-" + strconv.Itoa(i)); err != nil {
-			b.err = err
-			return
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 
 	if err := os.Rename(file.Name(), b.Name); err != nil {
-		b.err = err
-		return
+		return err
 	}
 
 	b.done = true
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (b *blobDownload) downloadChunk(ctx context.Context, requestURL *url.URL, w io.Writer, part *blobDownloadPart, opts *registryOptions) error {
@@ -380,87 +377,3 @@ func downloadBlob(ctx context.Context, opts downloadOpts) error {
 
 	return download.Wait(ctx, opts.fn)
 }
-
-type LimitGroup struct {
-	*errgroup.Group
-	*semaphore.Weighted
-	size, limit int64
-}
-
-func NewLimitGroup(ctx context.Context, size, limit int64) (*LimitGroup, context.Context) {
-	g, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
-	return &LimitGroup{
-		Group:    g,
-		Weighted: semaphore.NewWeighted(size),
-		size:     size,
-		limit:    limit,
-	}, ctx
-}
-
-func (g *LimitGroup) Go(ctx context.Context, fn func() error) {
-	var weight int64 = 1
-	if g.limit > 0 {
-		weight = g.size / g.limit
-	}
-
-	_ = g.Acquire(ctx, weight)
-	if ctx.Err() != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	g.Group.Go(func() error {
-		defer g.Release(weight)
-		return fn()
-	})
-}
-
-func (g *LimitGroup) SetLimit(limit int64) {
-	if limit > g.limit {
-		g.limit = limit
-	}
-}
-
-func watchDelta(ctx context.Context, g *LimitGroup, c *atomic.Int64, limit int64) {
-	var maxDelta float64
-	var buckets []int64
-
-	// 5s ramp up period
-	nextUpdate := time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second)
-
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ticker.C:
-			buckets = append(buckets, c.Load())
-			if len(buckets) < 2 {
-				continue
-			} else if len(buckets) > 10 {
-				buckets = buckets[1:]
-			}
-
-			delta := float64((buckets[len(buckets)-1] - buckets[0])) / float64(len(buckets))
-			slog.Debug("", "limit", limit, "delta", format.HumanBytes(int64(delta)), "max_delta", format.HumanBytes(int64(maxDelta)))
-
-			if time.Now().Before(nextUpdate) {
-				// quiet period; do not update ccy if recently updated
-				continue
-			} else if maxDelta > 0 {
-				x := delta / maxDelta
-				if x < 1.2 {
-					continue
-				}
-
-				limit += int64(x)
-				slog.Debug("setting", "limit", limit)
-				g.SetLimit(limit)
-			}
-
-			// 3s cooldown period
-			nextUpdate = time.Now().Add(3 * time.Second)
-			maxDelta = delta
-
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/server/upload.go b/server/upload.go
index c4517268..4da34052 100644
--- a/server/upload.go
+++ b/server/upload.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/jmorganca/ollama/api"
 	"github.com/jmorganca/ollama/format"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
 var blobUploadManager sync.Map
@@ -136,17 +137,14 @@ func (b *blobUpload) Run(ctx context.Context, opts *registryOptions) {
 	}
 	defer b.file.Close()
 
-	var limit int64 = 2
-	g, inner := NewLimitGroup(ctx, numUploadParts, limit)
-	go watchDelta(inner, g, &b.Completed, limit)
-
+	g, inner := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+	g.SetLimit(numUploadParts)
 	for i := range b.Parts {
 		part := &b.Parts[i]
 		select {
 		case <-inner.Done():
-			break
 		case requestURL := <-b.nextURL:
-			g.Go(inner, func() error {
+			g.Go(func() error {
 				var err error
 				for try := 0; try < maxRetries; try++ {
 					err = b.uploadPart(inner, http.MethodPatch, requestURL, part, opts)