diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/paginator.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/paginator.php
index 9755d47f2..847ea3ead 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/components/paginator.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/components/paginator.php
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ class PaginatorComponent extends Component {
 			throw new MissingModelException($object);
 		}
 
-		if (isset($options['show'])) {
-			$options['limit'] = $options['show'];
-		}
-
 		$options = $this->mergeOptions($object->alias, $scope, $whitelist);
 		$options = $this->validateSort($object, $options);