diff --git a/phpBB/includes/message_parser.php b/phpBB/includes/message_parser.php
index 2c55d7b260..adbb1e23c7 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/message_parser.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/message_parser.php
@@ -401,32 +401,6 @@ class bbcode_firstpass extends bbcode
 			$in = 'http://' . $in;
 		}
 
-		if ($config['max_' . $this->mode . '_img_height'] || $config['max_' . $this->mode . '_img_width'])
-		{
-			$imagesize = new \FastImageSize\FastImageSize();
-			$size_info = $imagesize->getImageSize(htmlspecialchars_decode($in));
-
-			if ($size_info === false)
-			{
-				$error = true;
-				$this->warn_msg[] = $user->lang['UNABLE_GET_IMAGE_SIZE'];
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				if ($config['max_' . $this->mode . '_img_height'] && $config['max_' . $this->mode . '_img_height'] < $size_info['height'])
-				{
-					$error = true;
-					$this->warn_msg[] = $user->lang('MAX_IMG_HEIGHT_EXCEEDED', (int) $config['max_' . $this->mode . '_img_height']);
-				}
-
-				if ($config['max_' . $this->mode . '_img_width'] && $config['max_' . $this->mode . '_img_width'] < $size_info['width'])
-				{
-					$error = true;
-					$this->warn_msg[] = $user->lang('MAX_IMG_WIDTH_EXCEEDED', (int) $config['max_' . $this->mode . '_img_width']);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
 		if ($error || $this->path_in_domain($in))
 		{
 			return '[img]' . $in . '[/img]';
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php b/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
index e237446dde..61a3fa5e29 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'MAX_POLL_OPTIONS'				=> 'Maximum number of poll options',
 	'MAX_POST_FONT_SIZE'			=> 'Maximum font size per post',
 	'MAX_POST_FONT_SIZE_EXPLAIN'	=> 'Maximum font size allowed in a post. Set to 0 for unlimited font size.',
-	'MAX_POST_IMG_HEIGHT'			=> 'Maximum image height per post',
-	'MAX_POST_IMG_HEIGHT_EXPLAIN'	=> 'Maximum height of an image/flash file in postings. Set to 0 for unlimited size.',
-	'MAX_POST_IMG_WIDTH'			=> 'Maximum image width per post',
-	'MAX_POST_IMG_WIDTH_EXPLAIN'	=> 'Maximum width of an image/flash file in postings. Set to 0 for unlimited size.',
+	'MAX_POST_IMG_HEIGHT'			=> 'Maximum flash height per post',
+	'MAX_POST_IMG_HEIGHT_EXPLAIN'	=> 'Maximum height of a flash file in postings. Set to 0 for unlimited size.',
+	'MAX_POST_IMG_WIDTH'			=> 'Maximum flash width per post',
+	'MAX_POST_IMG_WIDTH_EXPLAIN'	=> 'Maximum width of a flash file in postings. Set to 0 for unlimited size.',
 	'MAX_POST_URLS'					=> 'Maximum links per post',
 	'MAX_POST_URLS_EXPLAIN'			=> 'Maximum number of URLs in a post. Set to 0 for unlimited links.',
 	'MIN_CHAR_LIMIT'				=> 'Minimum characters per post/message',
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/textformatter/s9e/factory.php b/phpBB/phpbb/textformatter/s9e/factory.php
index 725844e2d3..7b79405f7e 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/textformatter/s9e/factory.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/textformatter/s9e/factory.php
@@ -273,8 +273,6 @@ class factory implements \phpbb\textformatter\cache_interface
 			->add('#imageurl', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\parser::filter_img_url')
 			->addParameterByName('urlConfig')
 			->addParameterByName('logger')
-			->addParameterByName('max_img_height')
-			->addParameterByName('max_img_width')
 			->markAsSafeAsURL()
 			->setJS('UrlFilter.filter');
 
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/textformatter/s9e/parser.php b/phpBB/phpbb/textformatter/s9e/parser.php
index 1151f09898..590afc0ebc 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/textformatter/s9e/parser.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/textformatter/s9e/parser.php
@@ -380,11 +380,10 @@ class parser implements \phpbb\textformatter\parser_interface
 	* @param  string  $url        Original URL
 	* @param  array   $url_config Config used by the URL filter
 	* @param  Logger  $logger
-	* @param  integer $max_height Maximum height allowed
-	* @param  integer $max_width  Maximum width allowed
+	*
 	* @return string|bool         Original value if valid, FALSE otherwise
 	*/
-	static public function filter_img_url($url, array $url_config, Logger $logger, $max_height, $max_width)
+	static public function filter_img_url($url, array $url_config, Logger $logger)
 	{
 		// Validate the URL
 		$url = UrlFilter::filter($url, $url_config, $logger);
@@ -393,29 +392,6 @@ class parser implements \phpbb\textformatter\parser_interface
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if ($max_height || $max_width)
-		{
-			$imagesize = new \FastImageSize\FastImageSize();
-			$size_info = $imagesize->getImageSize($url);
-			if ($size_info === false)
-			{
-				$logger->err('UNABLE_GET_IMAGE_SIZE');
-				return false;
-			}
-
-			if ($max_height && $max_height < $size_info['height'])
-			{
-				$logger->err('MAX_IMG_HEIGHT_EXCEEDED', array('max_height' => $max_height));
-				return false;
-			}
-
-			if ($max_width && $max_width < $size_info['width'])
-			{
-				$logger->err('MAX_IMG_WIDTH_EXCEEDED', array('max_width' => $max_width));
-				return false;
-			}
-		}
-
 		return $url;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/text_processing/message_parser_test.php b/tests/text_processing/message_parser_test.php
index a3dbf644f6..d302ee9504 100644
--- a/tests/text_processing/message_parser_test.php
+++ b/tests/text_processing/message_parser_test.php
@@ -342,26 +342,6 @@ class phpbb_text_processing_message_parser_test extends phpbb_test_case
 				},
 				array('You may only use fonts up to size 120.')
 			),
-			array(
-				'[img]http://example.org/100x100.png[/img]',
-				'<r>[img]<URL url="http://example.org/100x100.png">http://example.org/100x100.png</URL>[/img]</r>',
-				array(true, true, true, true, true, true, true),
-				function ($phpbb_container)
-				{
-					$phpbb_container->get('config')->set('max_post_img_height', 12);
-				},
-				array('Your images may only be up to 12 pixels high.')
-			),
-			array(
-				'[img]http://example.org/100x100.png[/img]',
-				'<r>[img]<URL url="http://example.org/100x100.png">http://example.org/100x100.png</URL>[/img]</r>',
-				array(true, true, true, true, true, true, true),
-				function ($phpbb_container)
-				{
-					$phpbb_container->get('config')->set('max_post_img_width', 34);
-				},
-				array('Your images may only be up to 34 pixels wide.')
-			),
 			array(
 				'[img]http://example.org/100x100.png[/img]',
 				'<r><IMG src="http://example.org/100x100.png"><s>[img]</s><URL url="http://example.org/100x100.png">http://example.org/100x100.png</URL><e>[/img]</e></IMG></r>',
@@ -392,16 +372,6 @@ class phpbb_text_processing_message_parser_test extends phpbb_test_case
 					$phpbb_container->get('config')->set('max_sig_img_width', 34);
 				}
 			),
-			array(
-				'[img]http://example.org/404.png[/img]',
-				'<r>[img]<URL url="http://example.org/404.png">http://example.org/404.png</URL>[/img]</r>',
-				array(true, true, true, true, true, true, true),
-				function ($phpbb_container)
-				{
-					$phpbb_container->get('config')->set('max_post_img_height', 12);
-				},
-				array('It was not possible to determine the dimensions of the image.')
-			),
 			array(
 				'[flash=999,999]http://example.org/foo.swf[/flash]',
 				'<r>[flash=999,999]<URL url="http://example.org/foo.swf">http://example.org/foo.swf</URL>[/flash]</r>',