diff --git a/src/App.php b/src/App.php
index adb4e55ae7..c69abf2127 100644
--- a/src/App.php
+++ b/src/App.php
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ class App
 	public $sourcename              = '';
 	public $videowidth              = 425;
 	public $videoheight             = 350;
-	public $force_max_items         = 0;
 	public $theme_events_in_profile = true;
 	public $queue;
 
diff --git a/src/Core/Renderer.php b/src/Core/Renderer.php
index 24f0034173..1ccad740bd 100644
--- a/src/Core/Renderer.php
+++ b/src/Core/Renderer.php
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ class Renderer
 		'sourcename' => '',
 		'videowidth' => 425,
 		'videoheight' => 350,
-		'force_max_items' => 0,
 		'stylesheet' => '',
 		'template_engine' => 'smarty3',
 	];
diff --git a/src/Module/Conversation/Community.php b/src/Module/Conversation/Community.php
index 5ce76bd174..b37ab69848 100644
--- a/src/Module/Conversation/Community.php
+++ b/src/Module/Conversation/Community.php
@@ -234,12 +234,6 @@ class Community extends BaseModule
 				DI::config()->get('system', 'itemspage_network'));
 		}
 
-		// now that we have the user settings, see if the theme forces
-		// a maximum item number which is lower then the user choice
-		if ((DI::app()->force_max_items > 0) && (DI::app()->force_max_items < self::$itemsPerPage)) {
-			self::$itemsPerPage = DI::app()->force_max_items;
-		}
-
 		if (!empty($_GET['item'])) {
 			$item = Item::selectFirst(['parent'], ['id' => $_GET['item']]);
 			self::$item_id = $item['parent'] ?? 0;
diff --git a/src/Module/Profile/Status.php b/src/Module/Profile/Status.php
index fbc287e6a8..ccb1d9eef4 100644
--- a/src/Module/Profile/Status.php
+++ b/src/Module/Profile/Status.php
@@ -180,12 +180,6 @@ class Status extends BaseProfile
 				DI::config()->get('system', 'itemspage_network'));
 		}
 
-		//  now that we have the user settings, see if the theme forces
-		//  a maximum item number which is lower then the user choice
-		if (($a->force_max_items > 0) && ($a->force_max_items < $itemspage_network)) {
-			$itemspage_network = $a->force_max_items;
-		}
-
 		$pager = new Pager(DI::l10n(), $args->getQueryString(), $itemspage_network);
 
 		$pager_sql = sprintf(" LIMIT %d, %d ", $pager->getStart(), $pager->getItemsPerPage());