diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/BudgetController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/BudgetController.php
index 5451b8050c..e99ba0530e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/BudgetController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/BudgetController.php
@@ -221,12 +221,11 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
         }
 
 
-        $budgetMaximum   = Preferences::get('budgetMaximum', 1000)->data;
         $defaultCurrency = Amount::getDefaultCurrency();
 
         return view(
             'budgets.index', compact(
-                               'budgetMaximum', 'periodStart', 'periodEnd',
+                               'periodStart', 'periodEnd',
                                'period', 'range', 'budgetIncomeTotal',
                                'defaultCurrency', 'inactive', 'budgets',
                                'spent', 'budgeted'
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php
index 8db5d91e08..4347755d79 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ class PreferencesController extends Controller
         $viewRangePref       = Preferences::get('viewRange', '1M');
         $viewRange           = $viewRangePref->data;
         $frontPageAccounts   = Preferences::get('frontPageAccounts', []);
-        $budgetMax           = Preferences::get('budgetMaximum', 1000);
         $language            = Preferences::get('language', env('DEFAULT_LANGUAGE', 'en_US'))->data;
-        $budgetMaximum       = $budgetMax->data;
         $transactionPageSize = Preferences::get('transactionPageSize', 50)->data;
         $customFiscalYear    = Preferences::get('customFiscalYear', 0)->data;
         $fiscalYearStartStr  = Preferences::get('fiscalYearStart', '01-01')->data;
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ class PreferencesController extends Controller
         return view(
             'preferences.index',
             compact(
-                'budgetMaximum', 'language', 'accounts', 'frontPageAccounts',
+                'language', 'accounts', 'frontPageAccounts',
                 'viewRange', 'customFiscalYear', 'transactionPageSize', 'fiscalYearStart', 'is2faEnabled',
                 'has2faSecret', 'showIncomplete'
             )
@@ -137,10 +135,6 @@ class PreferencesController extends Controller
         Session::forget('end');
         Session::forget('range');
 
-        // budget maximum:
-        $budgetMaximum = intval(Input::get('budgetMaximum'));
-        Preferences::set('budgetMaximum', $budgetMaximum);
-
         // custom fiscal year
         $customFiscalYear = intval(Input::get('customFiscalYear')) === 1;
         $fiscalYearStart  = date('m-d', strtotime(Input::get('fiscalYearStart')));
diff --git a/resources/views/budgets/index.twig b/resources/views/budgets/index.twig
index f01b14b0d2..e3b0f4ba0c 100644
--- a/resources/views/budgets/index.twig
+++ b/resources/views/budgets/index.twig
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
                                         <input type="hidden" name="balance_currency_id" value="1"/>
                                         <input class="form-control budgetAmount" data-original="{{ budget.currentRep.amount|number_format(0,'','') }}"
                                                data-id="{{ budget.id }}" value="{{ budget.currentRep.amount|number_format(0,'','') }}" autocomplete="off"
-                                               step="1" min="0" max="{{ budgetMaximum }}" name="amount" type="number">
+                                               step="1" min="0" name="amount" type="number">
                                     </div>
                                     <!--
                                         <div class="small">
diff --git a/resources/views/preferences/index.twig b/resources/views/preferences/index.twig
index 829b6c0adc..7431d44c52 100644
--- a/resources/views/preferences/index.twig
+++ b/resources/views/preferences/index.twig
@@ -34,17 +34,6 @@
                         {% endfor %}
                     </div>
                 </div>
-                <div class="box">
-                    <div class="box-header with-border">
-                        <h3 class="box-title">{{ 'pref_budget_settings'|_ }}</h3>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="box-body">
-                        <p class="text-info">
-                            {{ 'pref_budget_settings_help'|_ }}
-                        </p>
-                        {{ ExpandedForm.amount('budgetMaximum',budgetMaximum,{'label' : 'budget_maximum'|_}) }}
-                    </div>
-                </div>
                 <div class="box">
                     <div class="box-header with-border">
                         <h3 class="box-title">{{ 'pref_custom_fiscal_year'|_ }}</h3>