diff --git a/src/db.nim b/src/db.nim
index 56fa5de2..9398906b 100644
--- a/src/db.nim
+++ b/src/db.nim
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ proc startDb*(dbPath: DirectoryPath): DbConn {.sideEffect, raises: [], tags: [
         return nil
       try:
         for option in options:
-          setOption(optionName = option.option, value = option.value, description = initLimitedString(
-              capacity = 256, text = option.description),
+          setOption(optionName = option.option, value = option.value, description = option.description,
               valueType = option.valueType, db = result, readOnly = (
               if option.readOnly: 1 else: 0))
       except CapacityError:
@@ -179,8 +178,7 @@ proc startDb*(dbPath: DirectoryPath): DbConn {.sideEffect, raises: [], tags: [
         if result.createThemeDb == QuitFailure:
           return nil
         for option in options:
-          setOption(optionName = option.option, value = option.value, description = initLimitedString(
-              capacity = 256, text = option.description),
+          setOption(optionName = option.option, value = option.value, description = option.description,
               valueType = option.valueType, db = result, readOnly = (
               if option.readOnly: 1 else: 0))
       of 2:
@@ -197,8 +195,7 @@ proc startDb*(dbPath: DirectoryPath): DbConn {.sideEffect, raises: [], tags: [
         for i in options.low..options.high:
           if i == 1:
             continue
-          setOption(optionName = options[i].option, value = options[i].value, description = initLimitedString(
-              capacity = 256, text = options[i].description),
+          setOption(optionName = options[i].option, value = options[i].value, description = options[i].description,
               valueType = options[i].valueType, db = result, readOnly = (
               if options[i].readOnly: 1 else: 0))
       of 3:
@@ -215,16 +212,14 @@ proc startDb*(dbPath: DirectoryPath): DbConn {.sideEffect, raises: [], tags: [
         if result.createThemeDb == QuitFailure:
           return nil
         for i in [0, 8, 9, 10, 11]:
-          setOption(optionName = options[i].option, value = options[i].value, description = initLimitedString(
-              capacity = 256, text = options[i].description),
+          setOption(optionName = options[i].option, value = options[i].value, description = options[i].description,
               valueType = options[i].valueType, db = result, readOnly = (
               if options[i].readOnly: 1 else: 0))
       of 4:
         if result.createCompletionDb == QuitFailure:
           return nil
         for i in [0, 10, 11]:
-          setOption(optionName = options[i].option, value = options[i].value, description = initLimitedString(
-              capacity = 256, text = options[i].description),
+          setOption(optionName = options[i].option, value = options[i].value, description = options[i].description,
               valueType = options[i].valueType, db = result, readOnly = (
               if options[i].readOnly: 1 else: 0))
       of 5:
@@ -233,8 +228,7 @@ proc startDb*(dbPath: DirectoryPath): DbConn {.sideEffect, raises: [], tags: [
         if result.createThemeDb == QuitFailure:
           return nil
         for i in [0, 11]:
-          setOption(optionName = options[i].option, value = options[i].value, description = initLimitedString(
-              capacity = 256, text = options[i].description),
+          setOption(optionName = options[i].option, value = options[i].value, description = options[i].description,
               valueType = options[i].valueType, db = result, readOnly = (
               if options[i].readOnly: 1 else: 0))
       of 6:
diff --git a/src/options.nim b/src/options.nim
index 337e21ac..d921a8c5 100644
--- a/src/options.nim
+++ b/src/options.nim
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ proc newOption*(name: string = ""; value: string = ""; description: string = "";
         valueType: valueType, defaultValue: defaultValue, readOnly: readOnly)
 
 proc setOption*(optionName; value: OptionValue = "";
-    description: UserInput = emptyLimitedString(capacity = maxInputLength); valueType: OptionValType = none; db;
+    description: string = ""; valueType: OptionValType = none; db;
     readOnly: BooleanInt = 0) {.sideEffect, raises: [], tags: [ReadDbEffect,
     WriteDbEffect, WriteIOEffect, ReadEnvEffect, TimeEffect, RootEffect],
     contractual.} =
diff --git a/src/plugins.nim b/src/plugins.nim
index 4a507014..dc502f56 100644
--- a/src/plugins.nim
+++ b/src/plugins.nim
@@ -176,8 +176,7 @@ proc execPlugin*(pluginPath: string; arguments: openArray[string]; db;
             return false
           try:
             setOption(optionName = options[0], value = options[1],
-                description = initLimitedString(capacity = maxInputLength,
-                text = options[2]), valueType = parseEnum[OptionValType](
+                description = options[2], valueType = parseEnum[OptionValType](
                 s = options[3]), db = db)
           except CapacityError, ValueError:
             showError(message = "Can't set option '" & options[0] &