diff --git a/crates/wasmtime/src/config.rs b/crates/wasmtime/src/config.rs
index 8df4db982e54..ba36aee53784 100644
--- a/crates/wasmtime/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/wasmtime/src/config.rs
@@ -2704,7 +2704,7 @@ impl PoolingAllocationConfig {
     }
 
     /// The maximum number of core instances a single component may contain
-    /// (default is `20`).
+    /// (default is unlimited).
     ///
     /// This method (along with
     /// [`PoolingAllocationConfig::max_memories_per_component`],
@@ -2720,7 +2720,7 @@ impl PoolingAllocationConfig {
     }
 
     /// The maximum number of Wasm linear memories that a single component may
-    /// transitively contain (default is `20`).
+    /// transitively contain (default is unlimited).
     ///
     /// This method (along with
     /// [`PoolingAllocationConfig::max_core_instances_per_component`],
@@ -2736,7 +2736,7 @@ impl PoolingAllocationConfig {
     }
 
     /// The maximum number of tables that a single component may transitively
-    /// contain (default is `20`).
+    /// contain (default is unlimited).
     ///
     /// This method (along with
     /// [`PoolingAllocationConfig::max_core_instances_per_component`],
diff --git a/crates/wasmtime/src/runtime/vm/instance/allocator/pooling.rs b/crates/wasmtime/src/runtime/vm/instance/allocator/pooling.rs
index 85f89d2432d6..2f5fea88c9be 100644
--- a/crates/wasmtime/src/runtime/vm/instance/allocator/pooling.rs
+++ b/crates/wasmtime/src/runtime/vm/instance/allocator/pooling.rs
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ impl Default for InstanceLimits {
             total_component_instances: 1000,
             component_instance_size: 1 << 20, // 1 MiB
             total_core_instances: 1000,
-            max_core_instances_per_component: 20,
-            max_memories_per_component: 20,
-            max_tables_per_component: 20,
+            max_core_instances_per_component: u32::MAX,
+            max_memories_per_component: u32::MAX,
+            max_tables_per_component: u32::MAX,
             total_memories: 1000,
             total_tables: 1000,
             #[cfg(feature = "async")]