diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py b/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py
index 73f74a9..336b705 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py
@@ -396,18 +396,6 @@ class Backups:
             )
         )
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def set_max_auto_snapshots(value: int) -> None:
-        """everything <=0 means unlimited"""
-        if value <= 0:
-            value = -1
-        Storage.set_max_auto_snapshots(value)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def max_auto_snapshots() -> int:
-        """-1 means unlimited"""
-        return Storage.max_auto_snapshots()
-
     # Restoring
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/backup/storage.py b/selfprivacy_api/backup/storage.py
index 38fc3a2..86b92f3 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/backup/storage.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/backup/storage.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ REDIS_INITTED_CACHE = "backups:repo_initted"
 REDIS_PROVIDER_KEY = "backups:provider"
 REDIS_AUTOBACKUP_PERIOD_KEY = "backups:autobackup_period"
 
-REDIS_AUTOBACKUP_MAX_KEY = "backups:autobackup_cap"
 REDIS_AUTOBACKUP_QUOTAS_KEY = "backups:autobackup_quotas_key"
 
 redis = RedisPool().get_connection()
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ class Storage:
         redis.delete(REDIS_PROVIDER_KEY)
         redis.delete(REDIS_AUTOBACKUP_PERIOD_KEY)
         redis.delete(REDIS_INITTED_CACHE)
-        redis.delete(REDIS_AUTOBACKUP_MAX_KEY)
         redis.delete(REDIS_AUTOBACKUP_QUOTAS_KEY)
 
         prefixes_to_clean = [
@@ -203,14 +201,3 @@ class Storage:
             )
             return unlimited_quotas
         return AutobackupQuotas.from_pydantic(quotas_model)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def set_max_auto_snapshots(value: int):
-        redis.set(REDIS_AUTOBACKUP_MAX_KEY, value)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def max_auto_snapshots():
-        if redis.exists(REDIS_AUTOBACKUP_MAX_KEY):
-            return int(redis.get(REDIS_AUTOBACKUP_MAX_KEY))
-        else:
-            return -1