diff --git a/library/Icinga/Data/Db/DbQuery.php b/library/Icinga/Data/Db/DbQuery.php
index 8bf57867e..b3f53cb1b 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Data/Db/DbQuery.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Data/Db/DbQuery.php
@@ -47,16 +47,6 @@ class DbQuery extends SimpleQuery
      */
     protected $useSubqueryCount = false;
 
-    /**
-     * Set the count maximum
-     *
-     * If the count maximum is set, count queries will not count more than that many rows. You should set this
-     * property only for really heavy queries.
-     *
-     * @var int
-     */
-    protected $maxCount;
-
     /**
      * Count query result
      *
@@ -339,9 +329,6 @@ class DbQuery extends SimpleQuery
             $columns = array('cnt' => 'COUNT(*)');
             return $this->db->select()->from($count, $columns);
         }
-        if ($this->maxCount !== null) {
-            return $this->db->select()->from($count->limit($this->maxCount));
-        }
 
         $count->columns(array('cnt' => 'COUNT(*)'));
         return $count;