diff --git a/conf/default.php b/conf/default.php
index 9568f60..fc3e2af 100644
--- a/conf/default.php
+++ b/conf/default.php
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
  */
 
 $conf['paths'] = '';
-
 $conf['allow_in_comments'] = 0;
-$conf['allowed_absolute_paths'] = DOKU_INC;
-$conf['web_paths'] = DOKU_URL;
 $conf['defaults'] = '';
 $conf['extensions'] = '';
diff --git a/conf/metadata.php b/conf/metadata.php
index 4ae4b38..762f687 100644
--- a/conf/metadata.php
+++ b/conf/metadata.php
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
  */
 
 $meta['paths'] = array('');
-
 $meta['allow_in_comments'] = array('onoff');
-$meta['allowed_absolute_paths'] = array('');
-$meta['web_paths'] = array('');
 $meta['defaults'] = array('string');
 $meta['extensions'] = array('string');
diff --git a/lang/de/lang.php b/lang/de/lang.php
index 9289c86..219d5ba 100644
--- a/lang/de/lang.php
+++ b/lang/de/lang.php
@@ -12,7 +12,3 @@ $lang['filesize'] = 'Dateigröße';
 $lang['lastmodified'] = 'Letzte Änderung';
 $lang['error_nomatch'] = 'Keine Treffer';
 $lang['error_outsidejail'] = 'Zugriff verweigert';
-$lang['preview'] = 'Vorschau';
-$lang['filetype'] = 'Dateityp';
-$lang['createdby'] = 'Erstellt von';
-$lang['creatorunknown'] = 'Unbekannt';
diff --git a/lang/de/settings.php b/lang/de/settings.php
index 03bd821..5fa1887 100644
--- a/lang/de/settings.php
+++ b/lang/de/settings.php
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 <?php
 
 $lang['allow_in_comments'] = 'Filelistsyntax in Kommentaren erlauben.';
-$lang['allowed_absolute_paths'] = 'Komma-separierte Liste absoluter Pfade, die durchsucht werden dürfen.';
-$lang['web_paths'] = 'Komma-separierte Liste von URLs, über die die zuvor definierten und korrespondierenden absoluten Pfade erreicht werden können. MUSS die selbe Anzahl an Einträgen haben wie die Liste der absoluten Pfade';
diff --git a/lang/en/lang.php b/lang/en/lang.php
index 9c6a4e2..982fd2a 100644
--- a/lang/en/lang.php
+++ b/lang/en/lang.php
@@ -12,7 +12,3 @@ $lang['filesize'] = 'Filesize';
 $lang['lastmodified'] = 'Last modified';
 $lang['error_nomatch'] = 'No match';
 $lang['error_outsidejail'] = 'Access denied';
-$lang['preview'] = 'Preview';
-$lang['filetype'] = 'Filetype';
-$lang['createdby'] = 'Created by';
-$lang['creatorunknown'] = 'Unknown';
diff --git a/lang/en/settings.php b/lang/en/settings.php
index 04a85f0..4b8f28c 100644
--- a/lang/en/settings.php
+++ b/lang/en/settings.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
 $lang['allow_in_comments'] = 'Whether to allow the filelist syntax to be used in comments.';
-$lang['allowed_absolute_paths'] = 'Comma-separated list of absolute paths allowed for globbing.';
-$lang['web_paths'] = 'Comma-separated list of urls by which to reach the corresponding absolute path from the previous list. MUST have the exact same number of entries as allowed_absolute_paths.';
 $lang['defaults'] = 'Default options. Use the same syntax as in inline configuration';
 $lang['extensions'] = 'Comma-separated list of allowed file extensions to list';
diff --git a/lang/nl/settings.php b/lang/nl/settings.php
index 09dc583..8e6902b 100644
--- a/lang/nl/settings.php
+++ b/lang/nl/settings.php
@@ -5,7 +5,5 @@
  * @author Mark C. Prins <mprins@users.sf.net>
  */
 $lang['allow_in_comments'] = 'Of de filelist syntax toegestaan is voor gebruik in commentaar.';
-$lang['allowed_absolute_paths'] = 'Komma-gescheiden lijst van absolute zoekpaden.';
-$lang['web_paths'] = 'Komma-gescheiden lijst van urls waarop overeenkomende paden uit voorgaande lijst gevonden kunnen worden. Het aantal elementen MOET exact gelijk zijn aan dat van allowed_absolute_paths.';
 $lang['defaults'] = 'Default options. Gebruik dezelfde syntax als de inline configuratie.';
 $lang['extensions'] = 'Komma-gescheiden lijst van toegestane bestandsextensies voor de lijst.';
diff --git a/syntax.php b/syntax.php
index 86c2733..e3cdb82 100644
--- a/syntax.php
+++ b/syntax.php
@@ -57,27 +57,15 @@ class syntax_plugin_filelist extends SyntaxPlugin
         $params = [
             'sort' => 'name',
             'order' => 'asc',
-            'index' => 0,
-            'limit' => 0,
-            'offset' => 0,
             'style' => 'list',
             'tableheader' => 0,
-            'tableshowsize' => 0,
-            'tableshowdate' => 0,
-            'direct' => 0,
             'recursive' => 0,
             'titlefile' => '_title.txt',
             'cache' => 0,
             'randlinks' => 0,
-            'preview' => 0,
-            'previewsize' => 32,
-            'link' => 2,
             'showsize' => 0,
             'showdate' => 0,
-            'showcreator' => 0,
             'listsep' => '", "',
-            'onhover' => 0,
-            'ftp' => 0
         ];
         foreach ($flags as $flag) {
             [$name, $value] = sexplode('=', $flag, 2, '');