diff --git a/mod/choice/mod_form.php b/mod/choice/mod_form.php
index 1a7ef127ba4..afacc4a9a6a 100644
--- a/mod/choice/mod_form.php
+++ b/mod/choice/mod_form.php
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class mod_choice_mod_form extends moodleform_mod {
         $repeateloptions['limit']['default'] = 0;
         $repeateloptions['limit']['disabledif'] = array('limitanswers', 'eq', 0);
         $repeateloptions['limit']['rule'] = 'numeric';
-        $mform->setType('limit', PARAM_INT);
 
         $repeateloptions['option']['helpbutton'] = array('choiceoptions', 'choice');
         $mform->setType('option', PARAM_CLEANHTML);