diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
index e0d40a35d1216..11d6e28151474 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ Display a list of all pages. ([Source](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tr
 -	**Name:** core/page-list
 -	**Category:** widgets
 -	**Supports:** ~~html~~, ~~reusable~~
--	**Attributes:** __unstableMaxPages
+-	**Attributes:** 
 
 ## Paragraph
 
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/index.php
index 5173f96040b4d..33e1ebdbab56d 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/index.php
@@ -307,9 +307,6 @@ function block_core_navigation_get_fallback_blocks() {
 	$page_list_fallback = array(
 		array(
 			'blockName' => 'core/page-list',
-			'attrs'     => array(
-				'__unstableMaxPages' => 4,
-			),
 		),
 	);
 
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/block.json
index 89309cad22b04..3068a1fb8bc00 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/block.json
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@
 	"description": "Display a list of all pages.",
 	"keywords": [ "menu", "navigation" ],
 	"textdomain": "default",
-	"attributes": {
-		"__unstableMaxPages": {
-			"type": "number"
-		}
-	},
+	"attributes": {},
 	"usesContext": [
 		"textColor",
 		"customTextColor",
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php
index fbb83a1fd9407..ceffd4730a32d 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php
@@ -299,11 +299,6 @@ function render_block_core_page_list( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
 
 	$nested_pages = block_core_page_list_nest_pages( $top_level_pages, $pages_with_children );
 
-	// Limit the number of items to be visually displayed.
-	if ( ! empty( $attributes['__unstableMaxPages'] ) ) {
-		$nested_pages = array_slice( $nested_pages, 0, $attributes['__unstableMaxPages'] );
-	}
-
 	$is_navigation_child = array_key_exists( 'showSubmenuIcon', $block->context );
 
 	$open_submenus_on_click = array_key_exists( 'openSubmenusOnClick', $block->context ) ? $block->context['openSubmenusOnClick'] : false;