diff --git a/flexget/plugins/input/html.py b/flexget/plugins/input/html.py
index a2590891ec..ed17a6ff19 100644
--- a/flexget/plugins/input/html.py
+++ b/flexget/plugins/input/html.py
@@ -46,28 +46,6 @@ class InputHtml(object):
                     'title_from': {'type': 'string'},
                     'allow_empty_links': {'type': 'boolean'},
                     'links_re': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'type': 'string', 'format': 'regex'}},
-                    'limit_scope': {
-                        'type': 'array',
-                        'items': {
-                            'oneOf': [
-                                {'type': 'string'},
-                                {
-                                    'type': 'object',
-                                    'additionalProperties': {
-                                        'type': 'object',
-                                        'properties': {
-                                            'attribute_name': {'type': 'string'},
-                                            'attribute_value': {'type': 'string'},
-                                            'start': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 1, 'minimum': 1},
-                                            'end': {'type': 'integer', 'default': 31415, 'minimum': 1},
-                                        },
-                                        'dependencies': {'attribute_value': ['attribute_name']},
-                                        'additionalProperties': False,
-                                    },
-                                },
-                            ]
-                        },
-                    },
                     'increment': {
                         'oneOf': [
                             {'type': 'boolean'},
@@ -201,81 +179,6 @@ def _title_from_url(self, url):
             name = posixpath.basename(parts.path)
         return parse.unquote_plus(name)
 
-    def _get_anchor_list(self, element_tag_list, scope_num, search_terms, anchor_list):
-
-        if scope_num < len(search_terms):
-            temp_list = []
-            for x in range(len(element_tag_list[scope_num])):
-                result_set = (
-                    element_tag_list[scope_num][x].find_all(search_terms[scope_num][0], search_terms[scope_num][1])
-                )
-                if (eval(search_terms[scope_num][2]) >= eval(search_terms[scope_num][3]) or
-                    eval(search_terms[scope_num][2]) >= len(result_set)):
-                    log.warning(
-                        f"The specified start ({eval(search_terms[scope_num][2]) + 1}) for scope_limit "
-                        f"#{scope_num + 1} is the same as or after the specified end "
-                        f"({eval(search_terms[scope_num][3])}) or actual end ({len(result_set)}) for match "
-                        f"#{x+1}. The start will be set to the beginning, by default."
-                    )
-                    start = "0"
-                else:
-                    start = search_terms[scope_num][2]
-                if eval(search_terms[scope_num][3]) > len(result_set):
-                    log.warning(
-                        f"The specified end ({eval(search_terms[scope_num][3])}) for scope_limit #{scope_num + 1} "
-                        f"is after the actual end ({len(result_set)}) for match #{x+1}. The end will be set to the "
-                        f"actual end, by default."
-                    )
-                    end = str(len(result_set))
-                else:
-                    end = search_terms[scope_num][3]
-                for y in range(eval(start), eval(end)):
-                    temp_list.append(result_set[y])
-
-            element_tag_list.append(temp_list)
-            return self._get_anchor_list(element_tag_list, scope_num + 1, search_terms, anchor_list)
-        else:
-            for x in range(len(element_tag_list[scope_num])):
-                tmp_list = element_tag_list[scope_num][x].find_all('a')
-                for item in tmp_list:
-                    anchor_list.append(item)
-
-            return anchor_list
-
-    def _limit_scope(self, soup, config):
-
-        search_terms = []
-        scope_list = config.get('limit_scope')
-
-        for element in scope_list:
-            element_name = next(iter(element))
-            if isinstance(element, str):
-                element_name = re.compile(f"^{element}$")
-                refine_dict = {}
-                start = "0"
-                end = f"len(result_set)"
-            else:
-                element_name = next(iter(element))
-                start = str(element[f"{element_name}"].get('start') - 1)
-                end = element[f"{element_name}"].get('end')
-                attribute_name = element[f"{element_name}"].get('attribute_name')
-                attribute_value = element[f"{element_name}"].get('attribute_value')
-                if not attribute_name and not attribute_value:
-                    refine_dict = {}
-                else:
-                    if not attribute_value:
-                        attribute_value = '.*'
-                    refine_dict = {f"{attribute_name}": re.compile(f"^{attribute_value}$")}
-
-                if end == 31415:
-                    end = f"len(result_set)"
-                else:
-                    end = str(end)
-                element_name = re.compile(f"^{next(iter(element))}$")
-
-            search_terms.append([element_name, refine_dict, start, end])
-        return self._get_anchor_list([[soup]], 0, search_terms, [])
-
     def create_entries(self, page_url, soup, config):
 
         queue = []
@@ -288,13 +191,7 @@ def title_exists(title):
                 if entry['title'] == title:
                     return True
 
-        if config.get('limit_scope'):
-            anchor_list = self._limit_scope(soup, config)
-        else:
-            anchor_list = soup.find_all('a')
-
-        for link in anchor_list:
-
+        for link in soup.find_all('a'):
             # not a valid link
             if not link.has_attr('href'):
                 continue