diff --git a/typo3/sysext/recycler/ext_localconf.php b/typo3/sysext/recycler/ext_localconf.php
index c99584201e3e5b8ad37b333da19986b4843d8d41..61f9f40007045e7c4ee8c777a460deaef6c9afcc 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/recycler/ext_localconf.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/recycler/ext_localconf.php
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 defined('TYPO3_MODE') or die();
 
-\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility::registerAjaxHandler(
-    'RecyclerAjaxController::init',
-    \TYPO3\CMS\Recycler\Task\CleanerTask::class . '->init'
-);
-
 $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SC_OPTIONS']['scheduler']['tasks'][\TYPO3\CMS\Recycler\Task\CleanerTask::class] = array(
     'extension' => 'recycler',
     'title' => 'LLL:EXT:recycler/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_tasks.xlf:cleanerTaskTitle',