diff --git a/commitizen/defaults.py b/commitizen/defaults.py
index cb3531916..a1651ebe8 100644
--- a/commitizen/defaults.py
+++ b/commitizen/defaults.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class Settings(TypedDict, total=False):
     always_signoff: bool
     template: str | None
     extras: dict[str, Any]
-    message_length_limit: int
 
 
 name: str = "cz_conventional_commits"
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ class Settings(TypedDict, total=False):
     "always_signoff": False,
     "template": None,  # default provided by plugin
     "extras": {},
-    "message_length_limit": 0,
 }
 
 MAJOR = "MAJOR"