diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_alchemy_window.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_alchemy_window.layout
index d578f5506..8a1bf1347 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_alchemy_window.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_alchemy_window.layout
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
         </Widget>
 
         <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextEdit" position="70 8 492 30" align="Top Left HStretch" name="NameEdit">
-            <Property key="MaxTextLength" value="31"/>
         </Widget>
 
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_enchanting_dialog.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_enchanting_dialog.layout
index 63638418c..ce9429c67 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_enchanting_dialog.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_enchanting_dialog.layout
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
             <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextEdit" position="0 0 30 30" name="NameEdit">
                 <UserString key="HStretch" value="true"/>
-                <Property key="MaxTextLength" value="31"/>
             </Widget>
 
             <Widget type="Widget">
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_spellcreation_dialog.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_spellcreation_dialog.layout
index ba72c6541..e14674ad6 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_spellcreation_dialog.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_spellcreation_dialog.layout
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
             <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextEdit" position="0 0 30 30" name="NameEdit">
                 <UserString key="HStretch" value="true"/>
-                <Property key="MaxTextLength" value="31"/>
             </Widget>
 
             <Widget type="Widget"/>