diff --git a/files/helpers/config/const.py b/files/helpers/config/const.py
index 715012df6..3d4a269fc 100644
--- a/files/helpers/config/const.py
+++ b/files/helpers/config/const.py
@@ -537,7 +537,6 @@ CSS_LENGTH_LIMIT = 20000 # do not make larger than 20000 characters without alte
 COMMENT_MAX_DEPTH = 200
 TRANSFER_MESSAGE_LENGTH_LIMIT = 200 # do not make larger than 10000 characters (comment limit) without altering the table
 MIN_REPOST_CHECK_URL_LENGTH = 9 # also change the constant in checkRepost() of submit.js
-CHAT_LENGTH_LIMIT = 1000
 HOLE_BANNER_LIMIT = 10
 
 BIO_FRIENDS_ENEMIES_LENGTH_LIMIT = 5000 # do not make larger than 5000 characters without altering the table
diff --git a/files/routes/chat.py b/files/routes/chat.py
index 409eb5844..fd47170db 100644
--- a/files/routes/chat.py
+++ b/files/routes/chat.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def speak(data, v):
 			f.write(data['file'])
 		image = process_image(name, v)
 
-	text = data['message'].strip()[:CHAT_LENGTH_LIMIT]
+	text = data['message'].strip()[:1000]
 	if image: text += f'\n\n{image}'
 	if not text: return ''
 
diff --git a/files/templates/util/macros.html b/files/templates/util/macros.html
index 868779c8e..8d3474c1c 100644
--- a/files/templates/util/macros.html
+++ b/files/templates/util/macros.html
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
 			{{gif_btn('input-text-chat')}}
 			{{file_btn('file', False, True)}}
 
-			<textarea id="input-text-chat" minlength="1" maxlength="{% if SITE == 'rdrama.net' %}200{% else %}1000{% endif %}" {% if g.browser in ("iphone","mac") %}style="font-size:16px!important"{% endif %} class="file-ta form-control ml-2" placeholder="Message" autocomplete="off" autofocus rows="1"></textarea>
+			<textarea id="input-text-chat" minlength="1" maxlength="1000" {% if g.browser in ("iphone","mac") %}style="font-size:16px!important"{% endif %} class="file-ta form-control ml-2" placeholder="Message" autocomplete="off" autofocus rows="1"></textarea>
 
 			<i id="chatsend" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onclick="send()" class="btn btn-secondary fas fa-reply ml-1 my-auto" style="transform:rotateY(180deg)"></i>
 		</div>