diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/RecordList/DatabaseRecordList.php b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/RecordList/DatabaseRecordList.php
index 07ad7cc8bc5e3c5b71484b4d56f4cd32d6064723..8a10d9246b93d2218641e7129d3d21288ff03ae8 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/RecordList/DatabaseRecordList.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/RecordList/DatabaseRecordList.php
@@ -557,11 +557,6 @@ class DatabaseRecordList
             $itemsPerPage = $this->showLimit;
         }
 
-        // Set limit from search
-        if ($this->searchString) {
-            $itemsPerPage = $totalItems;
-        }
-
         // Init
         $titleCol = $GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['ctrl']['label'];
         $l10nEnabled = BackendUtility::isTableLocalizable($table);