diff --git a/CRM/Member/Form/Membership.php b/CRM/Member/Form/Membership.php
index a074540ff9de..70fef9c87d3f 100644
--- a/CRM/Member/Form/Membership.php
+++ b/CRM/Member/Form/Membership.php
@@ -1721,7 +1721,6 @@ protected function legacyProcessRecurringContribution(array $params, $contactID)
     $recurParams['auto_renew'] = TRUE;
     $recurParams['frequency_unit'] = $this->getFrequencyUnit();
     $recurParams['frequency_interval'] = $this->getFrequencyInterval();
-    $recurParams['installments'] = $params['installments'] ?? NULL;
     $recurParams['financial_type_id'] = $this->getFinancialTypeID();
     $recurParams['currency'] = $this->getCurrency();
     $recurParams['payment_instrument_id'] = $this->getPaymentInstrumentID();