diff --git a/code/hooks.js b/code/hooks.js
index 8bef1098..92840b7c 100644
--- a/code/hooks.js
+++ b/code/hooks.js
@@ -43,16 +43,13 @@
 //              redrawn. It is called early on in the
 //              code/map_data.js#renderPortal as long as there was an
 //              old portal for the guid.
-// checkRenderLimit: callback is passed the argument of
-//              {reached : false} to indicate that the renderlimit is reached
-//              set reached to true.
+
 
 
 
 window._hooks = {}
 window.VALID_HOOKS = ['portalAdded', 'portalDetailsUpdated',
-  'publicChatDataAvailable', 'portalDataLoaded', 'beforePortalReRender',
-  'checkRenderLimit'];
+  'publicChatDataAvailable', 'portalDataLoaded', 'beforePortalReRender'];
 
 window.runHooks = function(event, data) {
   if(VALID_HOOKS.indexOf(event) === -1) throw('Unknown event type: ' + event);
diff --git a/code/utils_misc.js b/code/utils_misc.js
index 6638955f..48704d0c 100644
--- a/code/utils_misc.js
+++ b/code/utils_misc.js
@@ -128,9 +128,7 @@ window.renderLimitReached = function() {
   if(Object.keys(portals).length >= MAX_DRAWN_PORTALS) return true;
   if(Object.keys(links).length >= MAX_DRAWN_LINKS) return true;
   if(Object.keys(fields).length >= MAX_DRAWN_FIELDS) return true;
-  var param = { 'reached': false };
-  window.runHooks('checkRenderLimit', param);
-  return param.reached;
+  return false;
 }
 
 window.getMinPortalLevel = function() {
diff --git a/plugins/max-links.user.js b/plugins/max-links.user.js
index 5a7d2476..b1cd801f 100644
--- a/plugins/max-links.user.js
+++ b/plugins/max-links.user.js
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ function wrapper() {
 
   // use own namespace for plugin
   window.plugin.maxLinks = function() {};
-  
-  window.plugin.maxLinks.MAX_DRAWN_LINKS = 400;
+    
   var MAX_LINK_COLOR = '#FF0000';
-  
+    
   var Triangle = function (a, b, c) {
     this.a = a;
     this.b = b;
@@ -204,8 +203,7 @@ function wrapper() {
     
   window.plugin.maxLinks.layer = null;
 
-  var updating = false;
-  var renderLimitReached = false;  
+  var updating = false;  
   window.plugin.maxLinks.updateLayer = function() {
     if (updating || window.plugin.maxLinks.layer === null || !window.map.hasLayer(window.plugin.maxLinks.layer))
       return;
@@ -232,28 +230,14 @@ function wrapper() {
     });
 
     var triangles = window.plugin.maxLinks.triangulate(locations);
-    var drawnLinks = 0;
-    renderLimitReached = false;
     $.each(triangles, function(idx, triangle) {
-      if (drawnLinks <= window.plugin.maxLinks.MAX_DRAWN_LINKS) {
-        triangle.draw(window.plugin.maxLinks.layer, minX, minY);
-        drawnLinks += 3;
-      } else {
-        renderLimitReached = true;
-      }
+      triangle.draw(window.plugin.maxLinks.layer, minX, minY)
     });
     updating = false;
-    window.renderUpdateStatus();
   }
   
   var setup =  function() {
     window.plugin.maxLinks.layer = L.layerGroup([]);
-    
-    window.addHook('checkRenderLimit', function(e) {
-       if (window.map.hasLayer(window.plugin.maxLinks.layer) && renderLimitReached)
-         e.reached = true; 
-    });
-    
     window.map.on('layeradd', function(e) {
       if (e.layer === window.plugin.maxLinks.layer)
         window.plugin.maxLinks.updateLayer();