diff --git a/include/modules/i3.hpp b/include/modules/i3.hpp
index 18c09541..b959a0c2 100644
--- a/include/modules/i3.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/i3.hpp
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ namespace modules {
     bool m_indexsort{false};
     bool m_pinworkspaces{false};
     bool m_strip_wsnumbers{false};
-    size_t m_wsname_maxlen{0};
 
     unique_ptr<i3_util::connection_t> m_ipc;
   };
diff --git a/src/modules/i3.cpp b/src/modules/i3.cpp
index 4828ae09..de0845ee 100644
--- a/src/modules/i3.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/i3.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ namespace modules {
     GET_CONFIG_VALUE(name(), m_indexsort, "index-sort");
     GET_CONFIG_VALUE(name(), m_pinworkspaces, "pin-workspaces");
     GET_CONFIG_VALUE(name(), m_strip_wsnumbers, "strip-wsnumbers");
-    GET_CONFIG_VALUE(name(), m_wsname_maxlen, "wsname-maxlen");
+
+    m_conf.warn_deprecated(name(), "wsname-maxlen", "%name:min:max%");
 
     // Add formats and create components
     m_formatter->add(DEFAULT_FORMAT, DEFAULT_TAGS, {TAG_LABEL_STATE, TAG_LABEL_MODE});
@@ -142,11 +143,6 @@ namespace modules {
         // Trim leading and trailing whitespace
         ws_name = string_util::trim(ws_name, ' ');
 
-        // Cap at configured max length
-        if (m_wsname_maxlen > 0 && ws_name.length() > m_wsname_maxlen) {
-          ws_name.erase(m_wsname_maxlen);
-        }
-
         auto icon = m_icons->get(ws->name, DEFAULT_WS_ICON);
         auto label = m_statelabels.find(ws_state)->second->clone();