diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/editor_routes.py b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/editor_routes.py
index fb33076c4..166164c50 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/editor_routes.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/editor_routes.py
@@ -41,21 +41,10 @@ router = APIRouter()
 EDITOR_PLATE_MAX_BYTES = 5 * 1024 * 1024
 
 
-def _truncate_utf8(text: str, max_bytes: int) -> str:
-    encoded = text.encode("utf-8")
-    if len(encoded) <= max_bytes:
-        return text
-    return encoded[:max_bytes].decode("utf-8", errors="ignore")
-
-
 @router.get("/search-spaces/{search_space_id}/documents/{document_id}/editor-content")
 async def get_editor_content(
     search_space_id: int,
     document_id: int,
-    max_length: int | None = Query(
-        None,
-        description="Truncate source_markdown to this many UTF-8 bytes. Defaults to the Plate editor byte limit.",
-    ),
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
     user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
 ):
@@ -95,20 +84,13 @@ async def get_editor_content(
     def _build_response(md: str) -> dict:
         size_bytes = len(md.encode("utf-8"))
         viewer_mode = "monaco" if size_bytes > EDITOR_PLATE_MAX_BYTES else "plate"
-        content_limit = max_length if max_length is not None else EDITOR_PLATE_MAX_BYTES
-        truncated = False
-        output_md = md
-        if size_bytes > content_limit:
-            output_md = _truncate_utf8(md, content_limit)
-            truncated = True
         return {
             "document_id": document.id,
             "title": document.title,
             "document_type": document.document_type.value,
-            "source_markdown": output_md,
+            "source_markdown": md,
             "content_size_bytes": size_bytes,
             "chunk_count": chunk_count,
-            "truncated": truncated,
             "viewer_mode": viewer_mode,
             "editor_plate_max_bytes": EDITOR_PLATE_MAX_BYTES,
             "updated_at": document.updated_at.isoformat()
diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/editor-panel/editor-panel.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/editor-panel/editor-panel.tsx
index c06d782e7..01983cbe1 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/editor-panel/editor-panel.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/editor-panel/editor-panel.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ interface EditorContent {
 	source_markdown: string;
 	content_size_bytes?: number;
 	chunk_count?: number;
-	truncated?: boolean;
 	viewer_mode?: ViewerMode;
 	editor_plate_max_bytes?: number;
 }
diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/tabs/DocumentTabContent.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/tabs/DocumentTabContent.tsx
index 42c961a72..61b8c3e25 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/tabs/DocumentTabContent.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/tabs/DocumentTabContent.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ interface DocumentContent {
 	source_markdown: string;
 	content_size_bytes?: number;
 	chunk_count?: number;
-	truncated?: boolean;
 	viewer_mode?: ViewerMode;
 	editor_plate_max_bytes?: number;
 }
diff --git a/surfsense_web/tests/helpers/api/documents.ts b/surfsense_web/tests/helpers/api/documents.ts
index a6cdad72a..9658feead 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/tests/helpers/api/documents.ts
+++ b/surfsense_web/tests/helpers/api/documents.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ export type EditorContent = {
 	source_markdown: string;
 	content_size_bytes: number;
 	chunk_count: number;
-	truncated: boolean;
 	viewer_mode?: "plate" | "monaco";
 	editor_plate_max_bytes?: number;
 };