diff --git a/doc/connection-backoff.md b/doc/connection-backoff.md
index 85cd5e258ed..0e83d9b97f1 100644
--- a/doc/connection-backoff.md
+++ b/doc/connection-backoff.md
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ ConnectWithBackoff()
          != SUCCESS)
     SleepUntil(current_deadline)
     current_backoff = Min(current_backoff * MULTIPLIER, MAX_BACKOFF)
-    jitter = UniformRandom(-JITTER * current_backoff, JITTER * current_backoff)
-    current_deadline = now() + Min(current_backoff + jitter, MAX_BACKOFF)
+    current_deadline = now() + current_backoff +
+      UniformRandom(-JITTER * current_backoff, JITTER * current_backoff)
+
 ```
 
 With specific parameters of
diff --git a/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.cc b/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.cc
index 5553e6b3f34..500b3d6a8a3 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.cc
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ grpc_millis BackOff::Step(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx) {
   const double jitter = generate_uniform_random_number_between(
       &rng_state_, -options_.jitter() * current_backoff_,
       options_.jitter() * current_backoff_);
-  const grpc_millis next_timeout = std::min(
-      (grpc_millis)(current_backoff_ + jitter), options_.max_backoff());
+  const grpc_millis next_timeout = (grpc_millis)(current_backoff_ + jitter);
   return next_timeout + grpc_exec_ctx_now(exec_ctx);
 }