diff --git a/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.cpp b/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.cpp
index be23b107d..952724606 100644
--- a/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.cpp
+++ b/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void MqttSettingsService::configureMqtt() {
         _mqttClient.setClientId(retainCstr(_state.clientId.c_str(), &_retainedClientId));
         _mqttClient.setKeepAlive(_state.keepAlive);
         _mqttClient.setCleanSession(_state.cleanSession);
-        _mqttClient.setMaxTopicLength(_state.maxTopicLength);
+        _mqttClient.setMaxTopicLength(FACTORY_MQTT_MAX_TOPIC_LENGTH); // hardcode. We don't take this from the settings anymore.
         _mqttClient.connect();
         // } else {
         // emsesp::EMSESP::logger().info("Error configuring Mqtt client");
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ StateUpdateResult MqttSettings::update(JsonObject & root, MqttSettings & setting
     newSettings.mqtt_qos     = root["mqtt_qos"] | EMSESP_DEFAULT_MQTT_QOS;
     newSettings.mqtt_retain  = root["mqtt_retain"] | EMSESP_DEFAULT_MQTT_RETAIN;
 
-    newSettings.maxTopicLength = FACTORY_MQTT_MAX_TOPIC_LENGTH; // hardcode. We don't take this from the settings anymore.
-
     newSettings.publish_time_boiler     = root["publish_time_boiler"] | EMSESP_DEFAULT_PUBLISH_TIME;
     newSettings.publish_time_thermostat = root["publish_time_thermostat"] | EMSESP_DEFAULT_PUBLISH_TIME;
     newSettings.publish_time_solar      = root["publish_time_solar"] | EMSESP_DEFAULT_PUBLISH_TIME;
diff --git a/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.h b/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.h
index 473c130ac..199c7379b 100644
--- a/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.h
+++ b/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ class MqttSettings {
     // connection settings
     uint16_t keepAlive;
     bool     cleanSession;
-    uint16_t maxTopicLength;
 
     // proddy EMS-ESP specific
     String   base;