diff --git a/org.eclipse.mylyn.bugzilla.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/bugzilla/core/BugzillaClient.java b/org.eclipse.mylyn.bugzilla.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/bugzilla/core/BugzillaClient.java
index a310775..09db50c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.mylyn.bugzilla.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/bugzilla/core/BugzillaClient.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.mylyn.bugzilla.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/bugzilla/core/BugzillaClient.java
@@ -718,8 +718,7 @@
 						InputStream stream = getResponseStream(postMethod, monitor);
 						try {
 							RepositoryQueryResultsFactory queryFactory = getQueryResultsFactory(stream);
-							int count = queryFactory.performQuery(repositoryUrl.toString(), collector, mapper,
-									TaskDataCollector.MAX_HITS);
+							int count = queryFactory.performQuery(repositoryUrl.toString(), collector, mapper);
 							return count > 0;
 						} finally {
 							stream.close();
diff --git a/org.eclipse.mylyn.bugzilla.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/bugzilla/core/RepositoryQueryResultsFactory.java b/org.eclipse.mylyn.bugzilla.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/bugzilla/core/RepositoryQueryResultsFactory.java
index 2d90159..6f9ea85 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.mylyn.bugzilla.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/bugzilla/core/RepositoryQueryResultsFactory.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.mylyn.bugzilla.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/bugzilla/core/RepositoryQueryResultsFactory.java
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
 
 	/**
 	 * expects rdf returned from repository (ctype=rdf in url)
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @throws GeneralSecurityException
 	 */
-	public int performQuery(String repositoryUrl, TaskDataCollector collector, TaskAttributeMapper mapper, int maxHits)
+	public int performQuery(String repositoryUrl, TaskDataCollector collector, TaskAttributeMapper mapper)
 			throws IOException {
 		SaxBugzillaQueryContentHandler contentHandler = new SaxBugzillaQueryContentHandler(repositoryUrl, collector,
 				mapper);
diff --git a/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/core/sync/SynchronizeQueriesJob.java b/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/core/sync/SynchronizeQueriesJob.java
index 8496cc6..a8e611a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/core/sync/SynchronizeQueriesJob.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/core/sync/SynchronizeQueriesJob.java
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@
 
 	}
 
-	public static final String MAX_HITS_REACHED = Messages.SynchronizeQueriesJob_Max_allowed_number_of_hits_returned_exceeded;
-
 	private final AbstractRepositoryConnector connector;
 
 	private final Set<RepositoryQuery> queries;
@@ -248,10 +246,11 @@
 			} catch (OperationCanceledException e) {
 				return Status.CANCEL_STATUS;
 			} catch (Exception e) {
-				StatusHandler.log(new Status(IStatus.ERROR, ITasksCoreConstants.ID_PLUGIN, "Synchronization failed", e)); //$NON-NLS-1$
+				StatusHandler
+						.log(new Status(IStatus.ERROR, ITasksCoreConstants.ID_PLUGIN, "Synchronization failed", e)); //$NON-NLS-1$
 			} catch (LinkageError e) {
-				StatusHandler.log(new Status(IStatus.ERROR, ITasksCoreConstants.ID_PLUGIN, NLS.bind(
-						"Synchronization for connector ''{0}'' failed", connector.getConnectorKind()), e)); //$NON-NLS-1$
+				StatusHandler.log(new Status(IStatus.ERROR, ITasksCoreConstants.ID_PLUGIN,
+						NLS.bind("Synchronization for connector ''{0}'' failed", connector.getConnectorKind()), e)); //$NON-NLS-1$
 			} finally {
 				monitor.done();
 			}
@@ -311,11 +310,6 @@
 		}
 		IStatus result = connector.performQuery(repository, repositoryQuery, collector, event, monitor);
 		if (result == null || result.isOK()) {
-			if (collector.getResultCount() >= TaskDataCollector.MAX_HITS) {
-				StatusHandler.log(new Status(IStatus.WARNING, ITasksCoreConstants.ID_PLUGIN, MAX_HITS_REACHED + "\n" //$NON-NLS-1$
-						+ repositoryQuery.getSummary()));
-			}
-
 			Set<ITask> removedChildren = collector.getRemovedChildren();
 			if (!removedChildren.isEmpty()) {
 				taskList.removeFromContainer(repositoryQuery, removedChildren);
diff --git a/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/tasks/core/data/TaskDataCollector.java b/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/tasks/core/data/TaskDataCollector.java
index da14b6f..24ceff9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/tasks/core/data/TaskDataCollector.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/tasks/core/data/TaskDataCollector.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 /**
  * This class is used for collecting tasks, e.g. when performing queries on a repository.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Rob Elves
  * @since 3.0
  */
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * @since 3.0
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	public static final int MAX_HITS = 5000;
 
 	public abstract void accept(TaskData taskData);
diff --git a/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.search/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/ui/search/Messages.java b/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.search/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/ui/search/Messages.java
index 8a79ae0..92a5993 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.search/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/ui/search/Messages.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.search/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/ui/search/Messages.java
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
 
 	public static String RepositorySearchResultView_Refine_Search_;
 
-	public static String SearchHitCollector_Max_allowed_number_of_hits_returned_exceeded;
-
 	public static String SearchHitCollector_Querying_Repository_;
 
 	public static String SearchHitCollector_Repository_connector_could_not_be_found;
@@ -57,8 +55,6 @@
 
 	public static String SearchHitCollector_Search_cancelled;
 
-	public static String SearchHitCollector_Search_returned_maximum_number_of_hits;
-
 	public static String SearchResultsLabelProvider_OF;
 
 	public static String SearchResultTreeContentProvider_Complete;
diff --git a/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.search/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/ui/search/SearchHitCollector.java b/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.search/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/ui/search/SearchHitCollector.java
index a9bdaf1..79f4665 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.search/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/ui/search/SearchHitCollector.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.search/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/ui/search/SearchHitCollector.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core.AbstractRepositoryConnector;
 import org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core.IRepositoryQuery;
 import org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core.ITask;
-import org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core.RepositoryStatus;
 import org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core.TaskRepository;
 import org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core.data.TaskData;
 import org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core.data.TaskDataCollector;
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@
 
 /**
  * Used for returning results from Eclipse Search view. Collects results of a repository search.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Rob Elves
  * @author Steffen Pingel
  */
@@ -112,18 +111,6 @@
 						TasksUiInternal.displayStatus(Messages.SearchHitCollector_Search_failed, status);
 					}
 				});
-			} else {
-				if (searchResult.getMatchCount() >= TaskDataCollector.MAX_HITS) {
-					PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getDisplay().asyncExec(new Runnable() {
-						public void run() {
-							TasksUiInternal.displayStatus(
-									Messages.SearchHitCollector_Search_returned_maximum_number_of_hits,
-									RepositoryStatus.createStatus(repository.getRepositoryUrl(), IStatus.WARNING,
-											TasksUiPlugin.ID_PLUGIN,
-											Messages.SearchHitCollector_Max_allowed_number_of_hits_returned_exceeded));
-						}
-					});
-				}
 			}
 		} else {
 			return new Status(IStatus.ERROR, TasksUiPlugin.ID_PLUGIN, IStatus.OK,
diff --git a/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.search/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/ui/search/messages.properties b/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.search/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/ui/search/messages.properties
index 1c671e5..b67868e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.search/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/ui/search/messages.properties
+++ b/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.search/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/ui/search/messages.properties
@@ -20,12 +20,10 @@
 RepositorySearchResultView_Open_Search_with_Browser_Label=Open Search with Browser
 RepositorySearchResultView_Refine_Search_=Refine Search...
 
-SearchHitCollector_Max_allowed_number_of_hits_returned_exceeded=Max allowed number of hits returned exceeded. Some hits may not be displayed. Please narrow query scope.
 SearchHitCollector_Querying_Repository_=Querying Repository...
 SearchHitCollector_Repository_connector_could_not_be_found=Repository connector could not be found
 SearchHitCollector_Search_failed=Search failed
 SearchHitCollector_Search_cancelled=Search cancelled
-SearchHitCollector_Search_returned_maximum_number_of_hits=Search returned maximum number of hits
 
 SearchResultsLabelProvider_OF={0} of {1}