diff --git a/ckan/lib/base.py b/ckan/lib/base.py
index 1dfe6476ab1..959053f0e8d 100644
--- a/ckan/lib/base.py
+++ b/ckan/lib/base.py
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-PAGINATE_ITEMS_PER_PAGE = 50
-
 APIKEY_HEADER_NAME_KEY = 'apikey_header_name'
 APIKEY_HEADER_NAME_DEFAULT = 'X-CKAN-API-Key'