diff --git a/core/config/schema/core.entity.schema.yml b/core/config/schema/core.entity.schema.yml
index 8850d40ef7bebd052110103ccf023ce60cf6c389..81c03dbca0745d79ff4933e90796e52363201a68 100644
--- a/core/config/schema/core.entity.schema.yml
+++ b/core/config/schema/core.entity.schema.yml
@@ -234,9 +234,6 @@ field.widget.settings.entity_reference_autocomplete_tags:
     match_operator:
       type: string
       label: 'Autocomplete matching'
-    match_limit:
-      type: integer
-      label: 'Maximum number of autocomplete suggestions.'
     size:
       type: integer
       label: 'Size of textfield'
@@ -251,9 +248,6 @@ field.widget.settings.entity_reference_autocomplete:
     match_operator:
       type: string
       label: 'Autocomplete matching'
-    match_limit:
-      type: integer
-      label: 'Maximum number of autocomplete suggestions.'
     size:
       type: integer
       label: 'Size of textfield'
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityAutocompleteMatcher.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityAutocompleteMatcher.php
index 93a8539ced9b69108f4f845d74385745d0147b26..2cede4dffaa5717820a35b56c5142108c2f0666d 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityAutocompleteMatcher.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityAutocompleteMatcher.php
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ public function getMatches($target_type, $selection_handler, $selection_settings
     if (isset($string)) {
       // Get an array of matching entities.
       $match_operator = !empty($selection_settings['match_operator']) ? $selection_settings['match_operator'] : 'CONTAINS';
-      $match_limit = isset($selection_settings['match_limit']) ? (int) $selection_settings['match_limit'] : 10;
-      $entity_labels = $handler->getReferenceableEntities($string, $match_operator, $match_limit);
+      $entity_labels = $handler->getReferenceableEntities($string, $match_operator, 10);
 
       // Loop through the entities and convert them into autocomplete output.
       foreach ($entity_labels as $values) {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidget.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidget.php
index af3c80a9b061ad95f8e5cd853ef5dc5b9b3f147b..cea4ecb7e97df59b15da53d70b436a6d6991d7ee 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidget.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidget.php
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidget extends WidgetBase {
   public static function defaultSettings() {
     return [
       'match_operator' => 'CONTAINS',
-      'match_limit' => 10,
       'size' => 60,
       'placeholder' => '',
     ] + parent::defaultSettings();
@@ -45,13 +44,6 @@ public function settingsForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
       '#options' => $this->getMatchOperatorOptions(),
       '#description' => t('Select the method used to collect autocomplete suggestions. Note that <em>Contains</em> can cause performance issues on sites with thousands of entities.'),
     ];
-    $element['match_limit'] = [
-      '#type' => 'number',
-      '#title' => $this->t('Number of results'),
-      '#default_value' => $this->getSetting('match_limit'),
-      '#min' => 0,
-      '#description' => $this->t('The number of suggestions that will be listed. Use <em>0</em> to remove the limit.'),
-    ];
     $element['size'] = [
       '#type' => 'number',
       '#title' => t('Size of textfield'),
@@ -76,8 +68,6 @@ public function settingsSummary() {
 
     $operators = $this->getMatchOperatorOptions();
     $summary[] = t('Autocomplete matching: @match_operator', ['@match_operator' => $operators[$this->getSetting('match_operator')]]);
-    $size = $this->getSetting('match_limit') ?: $this->t('unlimited');
-    $summary[] = $this->t('Autocomplete suggestion list size: @size', ['@size' => $size]);
     $summary[] = t('Textfield size: @size', ['@size' => $this->getSetting('size')]);
     $placeholder = $this->getSetting('placeholder');
     if (!empty($placeholder)) {
@@ -98,10 +88,7 @@ public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $elemen
     $referenced_entities = $items->referencedEntities();
 
     // Append the match operation to the selection settings.
-    $selection_settings = $this->getFieldSetting('handler_settings') + [
-      'match_operator' => $this->getSetting('match_operator'),
-      'match_limit' => $this->getSetting('match_limit'),
-    ];
+    $selection_settings = $this->getFieldSetting('handler_settings') + ['match_operator' => $this->getSetting('match_operator')];
 
     $element += [
       '#type' => 'entity_autocomplete',
diff --git a/core/modules/book/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.node.book.default.yml b/core/modules/book/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.node.book.default.yml
index 4b7f304c27c27ee1b63fa90c2198030534bb3545..b65b723be8564351b6756be9536ae718fa333a26 100644
--- a/core/modules/book/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.node.book.default.yml
+++ b/core/modules/book/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.node.book.default.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ content:
     region: content
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     third_party_settings: {  }
diff --git a/core/modules/forum/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.node.forum.default.yml b/core/modules/forum/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.node.forum.default.yml
index 2f87d23d595574eb543208b353d73aa9673b9cc7..3cc25603ee2074d8a149b4ff3d3f503234ff1eb5 100644
--- a/core/modules/forum/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.node.forum.default.yml
+++ b/core/modules/forum/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.node.forum.default.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ content:
     region: content
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     third_party_settings: {  }
diff --git a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Functional/EntityFormDisplayTest.php b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Functional/EntityFormDisplayTest.php
index 73190d265555248192f1db97982c8d13a3cab81b..b28efdb8fb06a3fe9445ba9425f8451b227748a5 100644
--- a/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Functional/EntityFormDisplayTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/jsonapi/tests/src/Functional/EntityFormDisplayTest.php
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ protected function getExpectedDocument() {
               'weight' => 5,
               'settings' => [
                 'match_operator' => 'CONTAINS',
-                'match_limit' => 10,
                 'size' => 60,
                 'placeholder' => '',
               ],
diff --git a/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_five.default.yml b/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_five.default.yml
index 98206155d25b694ca44fecf23cbcd82a61aad17e..8deaa648b7e42e31c1710e59b209ce2928930032 100644
--- a/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_five.default.yml
+++ b/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_five.default.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ content:
     weight: 5
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_four.default.yml b/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_four.default.yml
index 5303563d91d6c68d8969fddcc8d129f82a8428e5..40d4d1bd31c01f5f161dc60d1ab197b998dd37d7 100644
--- a/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_four.default.yml
+++ b/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_four.default.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ content:
     weight: 5
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_one.default.yml b/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_one.default.yml
index 2e07c3d2194f82722da8af0ca0cc12fdb5ecc979..212daf81879608a79d7d404be27ec4fc0611e9ac 100644
--- a/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_one.default.yml
+++ b/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_one.default.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ content:
     weight: 5
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_three.default.yml b/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_three.default.yml
index c70d348c779a18498135b046406542754bb327fe..ea7248e2aa3e180f97708e6873ccc6989f57a8f8 100644
--- a/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_three.default.yml
+++ b/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_three.default.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ content:
     weight: 5
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_two.default.yml b/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_two.default.yml
index acc954e827eba502de3f1cc3b034ce9a8514773a..fabd13b0297b24082152efa1374ad150e520a509 100644
--- a/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_two.default.yml
+++ b/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.type_two.default.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ content:
     weight: 5
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.basic_page.default.yml b/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.basic_page.default.yml
index 0fd908e713eeff2e0d5e02fe8745ffd38aa00e3e..6df6518481a363d9359faf95b9eda1c9bb5fad60 100644
--- a/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.basic_page.default.yml
+++ b/core/modules/media_library/tests/modules/media_library_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.basic_page.default.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ content:
     weight: 5
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/modules/options/tests/options_config_install_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.options_install_test.default.yml b/core/modules/options/tests/options_config_install_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.options_install_test.default.yml
index aecc9590fd017ea0a4a1d9a235eb28980981e63d..1b703217676d3952bfb184f9314b85f5780730a8 100644
--- a/core/modules/options/tests/options_config_install_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.options_install_test.default.yml
+++ b/core/modules/options/tests/options_config_install_test/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.options_install_test.default.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ content:
     region: content
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     third_party_settings: {  }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index 16337f54409f13c0cec436c7b98412d7804c5cd0..dc1509ab9110938499019b781b6a7b4cfbe282ea 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Query\AlterableInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\Dependency;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\Extension;
-use Drupal\Core\Entity\Display\EntityFormDisplayInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Field\Plugin\Field\FieldWidget\EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidget;
 use Drupal\Core\File\Exception\FileException;
 use Drupal\Core\File\FileSystemInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
@@ -1468,32 +1466,3 @@ function system_modules_uninstalled($modules) {
     }
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * Implements hook_ENTITY_TYPE_presave() for entity_form_display entities.
- *
- * Provides a BC layer for modules providing old configurations.
- *
- * @todo Remove this hook in Drupal 9.0.x https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/3086388
- */
-function system_entity_form_display_presave(EntityFormDisplayInterface $display) {
-  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Field\WidgetPluginManager $field_widget_manager */
-  $field_widget_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.field.widget');
-
-  foreach ($display->getComponents() as $field_name => $component) {
-    if (empty($component['type'])) {
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    $plugin_definition = $field_widget_manager->getDefinition($component['type'], FALSE);
-    if (!is_a($plugin_definition['class'], EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidget::class, TRUE)) {
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    if (!isset($component['settings']['match_limit'])) {
-      @trigger_error(sprintf('Any entity_reference_autocomplete component of an entity_form_display must have a match_limit setting. The %s field on the %s form display is missing it. This BC layer will be removed before 9.0.0. See https://www.drupal.org/node/2863188', $field_name, $display->id()), E_USER_DEPRECATED);
-      $component['settings']['match_limit'] = 10;
-      $display->setComponent($field_name, $component);
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.post_update.php b/core/modules/system/system.post_update.php
index 114d289120226e0f8663c7664ea9cc2beb156452..5f6c9f766348690c86070205fa3a7bd620d8a5f9 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.post_update.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.post_update.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\Display\EntityViewDisplayInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\Entity\EntityFormDisplay;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\Entity\EntityViewDisplay;
-use Drupal\Core\Field\Plugin\Field\FieldWidget\EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidget;
 
 /**
  * Re-save all configuration entities to recalculate dependencies.
@@ -214,29 +213,3 @@ function system_post_update_clear_menu_cache() {
 function system_post_update_layout_plugin_schema_change() {
   // Empty post-update hook.
 }
-
-/**
- * Populate the new 'match_limit' setting for the ER autocomplete widget.
- */
-function system_post_update_entity_reference_autocomplete_match_limit(&$sandbox = NULL) {
-  $config_entity_updater = \Drupal::classResolver(ConfigEntityUpdater::class);
-  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Field\WidgetPluginManager $field_widget_manager */
-  $field_widget_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.field.widget');
-
-  $callback = function (EntityDisplayInterface $display) use ($field_widget_manager) {
-    foreach ($display->getComponents() as $field_name => $component) {
-      if (empty($component['type'])) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      $plugin_definition = $field_widget_manager->getDefinition($component['type'], FALSE);
-      if (is_a($plugin_definition['class'], EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidget::class, TRUE)) {
-        return TRUE;
-      }
-    }
-
-    return FALSE;
-  };
-
-  $config_entity_updater->update($sandbox, 'entity_form_display', $callback);
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Update/EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidgetMatchLimitUpdateTest.php b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Update/EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidgetMatchLimitUpdateTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index fa196a88a40ea60a286baa186d56a7b17fad33b3..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Update/EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidgetMatchLimitUpdateTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Drupal\Tests\system\Functional\Update;
-
-use Drupal\Core\Entity\Entity\EntityFormDisplay;
-use Drupal\FunctionalTests\Update\UpdatePathTestBase;
-
-/**
- * Tests that the match_limit setting is added to entity_reference_autocomplete.
- *
- * @see system_post_update_entity_reference_autocomplete_match_limit()
- *
- * @group legacy
- */
-class EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidgetMatchLimitUpdateTest extends UpdatePathTestBase {
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  protected function setDatabaseDumpFiles() {
-    $this->databaseDumpFiles = [
-      __DIR__ . '/../../../../../system/tests/fixtures/update/drupal-8.bare.standard.php.gz',
-    ];
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Tests that the match_limit setting is added to the config.
-   *
-   * @expectedDeprecation Any entity_reference_autocomplete component of an entity_form_display must have a match_limit setting. The field_tags field on the node.article.default form display is missing it. This BC layer will be removed before 9.0.0. See https://www.drupal.org/node/2863188
-   * @expectedDeprecation Any entity_reference_autocomplete component of an entity_form_display must have a match_limit setting. The uid field on the node.article.default form display is missing it. This BC layer will be removed before 9.0.0. See https://www.drupal.org/node/2863188
-   */
-  public function testViewsPostUpdateEntityLinkUrl() {
-    $display = EntityFormDisplay::load('node.article.default');
-    $this->assertArrayNotHasKey('match_limit', $display->getComponent('field_tags')['settings']);
-    $this->assertArrayNotHasKey('match_limit', $display->getComponent('uid')['settings']);
-
-    $this->runUpdates();
-
-    $display = EntityFormDisplay::load('node.article.default');
-    $this->assertEquals(10, $display->getComponent('field_tags')['settings']['match_limit']);
-    $this->assertEquals(10, $display->getComponent('uid')['settings']['match_limit']);
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.audio.default.yml b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.audio.default.yml
index ac659d316055edf87df0c8c2ff6911789d8c7dd8..a359bdf5a352f3ef6c23cf9a1ee918852f963baf 100644
--- a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.audio.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.audio.default.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ content:
     weight: 5
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.document.default.yml b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.document.default.yml
index 971b5c28ebdca659624e9d068343e0d9f1b46468..489716bb1c896dc4784731b179457ff70c785bf5 100644
--- a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.document.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.document.default.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ content:
     weight: 5
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.image.default.yml b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.image.default.yml
index 3e83e1c38735a0ddd04942379dd1723b22f45f4c..237009bd44821d4009b5c0ca7bd1c2e5c0e49064 100644
--- a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.image.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.image.default.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ content:
     weight: 5
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.remote_video.default.yml b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.remote_video.default.yml
index 9ff0e4538269e17921039211afcfa315b70033f7..baed30de3761ef429586d51e30572714e6f6b0dc 100644
--- a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.remote_video.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.remote_video.default.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ content:
     weight: 4
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.video.default.yml b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.video.default.yml
index b9340255334a0eea8a382d471fe4d9b33ced1bed..90fb03f73ba2744e9c590d3e6700b4653decdaf6 100644
--- a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.video.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.media.video.default.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ content:
     weight: 5
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.article.default.yml b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.article.default.yml
index b3b36b6accc10c8df05984a4480a440f6ad1398d..4e3d69e156effdbbb4c536df4b58f9e3f66b5c47 100644
--- a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.article.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.article.default.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ content:
     region: content
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     third_party_settings: {  }
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ content:
     region: content
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     third_party_settings: {  }
diff --git a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.page.default.yml b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.page.default.yml
index 97fb4e243bb3d7f1f4539ba6ba7ee5d2f5cd3758..2bd498a57783b9bffa02f4ee62c8ed568d6bf393 100644
--- a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.page.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.page.default.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ content:
     region: content
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     third_party_settings: {  }
diff --git a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.recipe.default.yml b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.recipe.default.yml
index 44b7859c0cacd2f09fcee4c0ef158baa89d9f8ea..3a62a517edaf922597383ddfda759304f1c523da 100644
--- a/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.recipe.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/demo_umami/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.recipe.default.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ content:
     weight: 6
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     third_party_settings: {  }
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ content:
     weight: 7
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     third_party_settings: {  }
@@ -169,7 +167,6 @@ content:
     weight: 12
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.article.default.yml b/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.article.default.yml
index 1f7102dd49ed5e223d5f5664d0682b6c88f40f73..43c904fd2ace26f52714a28addb5f8f1950eb080 100644
--- a/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.article.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.article.default.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ content:
     region: content
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     third_party_settings: {  }
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ content:
     region: content
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     third_party_settings: {  }
diff --git a/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.page.default.yml b/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.page.default.yml
index 342988cbe27eb370e3098bd8c7889effb8a96d22..c4c7ef57537ce863a8314f2dd2eb5f8eea23ae8d 100644
--- a/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.page.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/config/install/core.entity_form_display.node.page.default.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ content:
     region: content
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     third_party_settings: {  }
diff --git a/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.audio.default.yml b/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.audio.default.yml
index f016c1ee47b57659d9916f9fb50ff17e3b5f7bfd..a30d8d24e8eccd25074e5bd7f7a84661541d2f01 100644
--- a/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.audio.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.audio.default.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ content:
     weight: 5
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.document.default.yml b/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.document.default.yml
index 82cedc37e0cfa8bdf8ae472e1ddaac6fea4dfda2..1e58abd1ae848500fb7ecd6330b3b8a4d733cdd1 100644
--- a/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.document.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.document.default.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ content:
     weight: 5
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.image.default.yml b/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.image.default.yml
index 1203f94159987dc5c395ad16cd0b210590f4e14a..9184298ce04da148c2519b7df51c7ff2b7acd9e3 100644
--- a/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.image.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.image.default.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ content:
     weight: 5
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.remote_video.default.yml b/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.remote_video.default.yml
index 3fe271b4f73ac33db67e9217179da45319de0adb..4752e75274aca607d8ed33d07579262a6577412c 100644
--- a/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.remote_video.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.remote_video.default.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ content:
     weight: 5
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.video.default.yml b/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.video.default.yml
index f1001d6c7b7b59e01efb90f2e02dd1dcea8f58f0..a58d130bfb4a56955e2c91ceb169d2f7b58a8df9 100644
--- a/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.video.default.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/config/optional/core.entity_form_display.media.video.default.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ content:
     weight: 5
     settings:
       match_operator: CONTAINS
-      match_limit: 10
       size: 60
       placeholder: ''
     region: content
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalJavascriptTests/EntityReference/EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidgetTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalJavascriptTests/EntityReference/EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidgetTest.php
index 4de933192fc3630728b2266cecb2a3ba97d61f39..e1f580fce78151934b77ff95dbe453f12dc5fc7c 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalJavascriptTests/EntityReference/EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidgetTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalJavascriptTests/EntityReference/EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidgetTest.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class EntityReferenceAutocompleteWidgetTest extends WebDriverTestBase {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public static $modules = ['node', 'field_ui'];
+  public static $modules = ['node'];
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
@@ -92,70 +92,18 @@ public function testEntityReferenceAutocompleteWidget() {
       ->save();
 
     $this->drupalGet('node/add/page');
+    $page = $this->getSession()->getPage();
 
-    $this->doAutocomplete($field_name);
-
-    $results = $page->findAll('css', '.ui-autocomplete li');
-
-    $this->assertCount(1, $results);
-    $assert_session->pageTextContains('Test page');
-    $assert_session->pageTextNotContains('Page test');
-
-    // Change the size of the result set.
-    $display_repository->getFormDisplay('node', 'page')
-      ->setComponent($field_name, [
-        'type' => 'entity_reference_autocomplete',
-        'settings' => [
-          'match_limit' => 1,
-        ],
-      ])
-      ->save();
-
-    $this->drupalGet('node/add/page');
+    $autocomplete_field = $assert_session->waitForElement('css', '[name="' . $field_name . '[0][target_id]"].ui-autocomplete-input');
+    $autocomplete_field->setValue('Test');
+    $this->getSession()->getDriver()->keyDown($autocomplete_field->getXpath(), ' ');
+    $assert_session->waitOnAutocomplete();
 
-    $this->doAutocomplete($field_name);
     $results = $page->findAll('css', '.ui-autocomplete li');
 
     $this->assertCount(1, $results);
     $assert_session->pageTextContains('Test page');
     $assert_session->pageTextNotContains('Page test');
-
-    // Change the size of the result set via the UI.
-    $this->drupalLogin($this->createUser([
-        'access content',
-        'administer content types',
-        'administer node fields',
-        'administer node form display',
-        'create page content',
-      ]
-    ));
-    $this->drupalGet('/admin/structure/types/manage/page/form-display');
-    $assert_session->pageTextContains('Autocomplete suggestion list size: 1');
-    // Click on the widget settings button to open the widget settings form.
-    $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, [], $field_name . "_settings_edit");
-    $this->assertSession()->waitForElement('css', sprintf('[name="fields[%s][settings_edit_form][settings][match_limit]"]', $field_name));
-    $page->fillField('Number of results', 2);
-    $page->pressButton('Save');
-    $assert_session->pageTextContains('Your settings have been saved.');
-    $assert_session->pageTextContains('Autocomplete suggestion list size: 2');
-
-    $this->drupalGet('node/add/page');
-
-    $this->doAutocomplete($field_name);
-    $this->assertCount(2, $page->findAll('css', '.ui-autocomplete li'));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Executes an autocomplete on a given field and waits for it to finish.
-   *
-   * @param string $field_name
-   *   The field name.
-   */
-  protected function doAutocomplete($field_name) {
-    $autocomplete_field = $this->getSession()->getPage()->findField($field_name . '[0][target_id]');
-    $autocomplete_field->setValue('Test');
-    $this->getSession()->getDriver()->keyDown($autocomplete_field->getXpath(), ' ');
-    $this->assertSession()->waitOnAutocomplete();
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/Rest/EntityFormDisplayResourceTestBase.php b/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/Rest/EntityFormDisplayResourceTestBase.php
index 78df2a75202561d263b03c6bb2489a00128f1649..a44534a31f0ca754dbabab5d2abff366f512bdca 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/Rest/EntityFormDisplayResourceTestBase.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/Rest/EntityFormDisplayResourceTestBase.php
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ protected function getExpectedNormalizedEntity() {
           'weight' => 5,
           'settings' => [
             'match_operator' => 'CONTAINS',
-            'match_limit' => 10,
             'size' => 60,
             'placeholder' => '',
           ],