diff --git a/cypress/components/number/number.cy.tsx b/cypress/components/number/number.cy.tsx
index b1788b1a8c..c071bb7c9b 100644
--- a/cypress/components/number/number.cy.tsx
+++ b/cypress/components/number/number.cy.tsx
@@ -81,37 +81,6 @@ context("Tests for Number component", () => {
       }
     );
 
-    it.each([
-      [11, 11],
-      [10, 10],
-    ])(
-      "should input %s characters and enforce character limit of %s in Number",
-      (charactersUsed, limit) => {
-        const inputValue = "12345678901";
-        const underCharacters =
-          limit - charactersUsed === 1 ? "character" : "characters";
-        const overCharacters =
-          charactersUsed - limit === 1 ? "character" : "characters";
-
-        CypressMountWithProviders(
-          <NumberInputComponent enforceCharacterLimit characterLimit={limit} />
-        );
-
-        commonDataElementInputPreview()
-          .type(inputValue)
-          .then(() => {
-            characterCount().should(
-              "have.text",
-              `${
-                charactersUsed - limit
-                  ? `${limit - charactersUsed} ${overCharacters} too many`
-                  : `${charactersUsed - limit} ${underCharacters} left`
-              }`
-            );
-          });
-      }
-    );
-
     it.each([
       [11, 11, "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55)"],
       [11, 10, "rgb(203, 55, 74)"],
@@ -125,10 +94,7 @@ context("Tests for Number component", () => {
           charactersUsed - limit === 1 ? "character" : "characters";
 
         CypressMountWithProviders(
-          <NumberInputComponent
-            enforceCharacterLimit={false}
-            characterLimit={limit}
-          />
+          <NumberInputComponent characterLimit={limit} />
         );
 
         commonDataElementInputPreview()
diff --git a/cypress/components/textarea/textarea.cy.tsx b/cypress/components/textarea/textarea.cy.tsx
index ecb649de82..d365f18293 100644
--- a/cypress/components/textarea/textarea.cy.tsx
+++ b/cypress/components/textarea/textarea.cy.tsx
@@ -190,12 +190,7 @@ context("Tests for Textarea component", () => {
         const overCharacters =
           charactersUsed - limit === 1 ? "character" : "characters";
 
-        CypressMountWithProviders(
-          <TextareaComponent
-            enforceCharacterLimit={false}
-            characterLimit={limit}
-          />
-        );
+        CypressMountWithProviders(<TextareaComponent characterLimit={limit} />);
 
         textareaChildren()
           .type(inputValue)
@@ -229,12 +224,7 @@ context("Tests for Textarea component", () => {
     ])(
       "input hint should be conditionally rendered",
       (inputHint, renderStatus) => {
-        CypressMountWithProviders(
-          <TextareaComponent
-            enforceCharacterLimit={false}
-            inputHint={inputHint}
-          />
-        );
+        CypressMountWithProviders(<TextareaComponent inputHint={inputHint} />);
 
         getDataElementByValue("input-hint").should(renderStatus);
       }
@@ -247,10 +237,7 @@ context("Tests for Textarea component", () => {
       "character counter should be conditionally rendered",
       (characterLimit, renderStatus) => {
         CypressMountWithProviders(
-          <TextareaComponent
-            enforceCharacterLimit={false}
-            characterLimit={characterLimit}
-          />
+          <TextareaComponent characterLimit={characterLimit} />
         );
 
         characterCount().should(renderStatus);
@@ -264,10 +251,7 @@ context("Tests for Textarea component", () => {
       "visually hidden character count should be conditionally rendered",
       (characterLimit, renderStatus) => {
         CypressMountWithProviders(
-          <TextareaComponent
-            enforceCharacterLimit={false}
-            characterLimit={characterLimit}
-          />
+          <TextareaComponent characterLimit={characterLimit} />
         );
 
         visuallyHiddenCharacterCount().should(renderStatus);
@@ -281,10 +265,7 @@ context("Tests for Textarea component", () => {
       "visually hidden hint should be conditionally rendered",
       (characterLimit, renderStatus) => {
         CypressMountWithProviders(
-          <TextareaComponent
-            enforceCharacterLimit={false}
-            characterLimit={characterLimit}
-          />
+          <TextareaComponent characterLimit={characterLimit} />
         );
 
         visuallyHiddenHint().should(renderStatus);
@@ -312,37 +293,6 @@ context("Tests for Textarea component", () => {
         .should("have.css", "max-width", "100%");
     });
 
-    it.each([
-      [11, 11],
-      [10, 10],
-    ])(
-      "should input %s characters and enforce character limit of %s in Textarea",
-      (charactersUsed, limit) => {
-        const inputValue = "12345678901";
-        const underCharacters =
-          limit - charactersUsed === 1 ? "character" : "characters";
-        const overCharacters =
-          charactersUsed - limit === 1 ? "character" : "characters";
-
-        CypressMountWithProviders(
-          <TextareaComponent enforceCharacterLimit characterLimit={limit} />
-        );
-
-        textareaChildren()
-          .type(inputValue)
-          .then(() => {
-            characterCount().should(
-              "have.text",
-              `${
-                charactersUsed - limit
-                  ? `${limit - charactersUsed} ${underCharacters} too many`
-                  : `${charactersUsed - limit} ${overCharacters} left`
-              }`
-            );
-          });
-      }
-    );
-
     it("should render Textarea with name prop", () => {
       CypressMountWithProviders(
         <TextareaComponent name={CHARACTERS.STANDARD} />
@@ -793,12 +743,6 @@ context("Tests for Textarea component", () => {
       cy.checkAccessibility();
     });
 
-    it("should pass accessibility tests for Textarea UnenforcedCharacterLimitStory", () => {
-      CypressMountWithProviders(<stories.UnenforcedCharacterLimitStory />);
-
-      cy.checkAccessibility();
-    });
-
     it("should pass accessibility tests for Textarea ValidationBooleanStory", () => {
       CypressMountWithProviders(<stories.ValidationBooleanStory />);
 
diff --git a/cypress/components/textbox/textbox.cy.tsx b/cypress/components/textbox/textbox.cy.tsx
index e4227a6add..989eefa888 100644
--- a/cypress/components/textbox/textbox.cy.tsx
+++ b/cypress/components/textbox/textbox.cy.tsx
@@ -229,10 +229,7 @@ context("Tests for Textbox component", () => {
       "input hint should be conditionally rendered",
       (inputHint, renderStatus) => {
         CypressMountWithProviders(
-          <stories.TextboxComponent
-            enforceCharacterLimit={false}
-            inputHint={inputHint}
-          />
+          <stories.TextboxComponent inputHint={inputHint} />
         );
 
         getDataElementByValue("input-hint").should(renderStatus);
@@ -246,10 +243,7 @@ context("Tests for Textbox component", () => {
       "character counter should be conditionally rendered",
       (characterLimit, renderStatus) => {
         CypressMountWithProviders(
-          <stories.TextboxComponent
-            enforceCharacterLimit={false}
-            characterLimit={characterLimit}
-          />
+          <stories.TextboxComponent characterLimit={characterLimit} />
         );
 
         characterCount().should(renderStatus);
@@ -263,10 +257,7 @@ context("Tests for Textbox component", () => {
       "visually hidden character count should be conditionally rendered",
       (characterLimit, renderStatus) => {
         CypressMountWithProviders(
-          <stories.TextboxComponent
-            enforceCharacterLimit={false}
-            characterLimit={characterLimit}
-          />
+          <stories.TextboxComponent characterLimit={characterLimit} />
         );
 
         visuallyHiddenCharacterCount().should(renderStatus);
@@ -280,10 +271,7 @@ context("Tests for Textbox component", () => {
       "visually hidden hint should be conditionally rendered",
       (characterLimit, renderStatus) => {
         CypressMountWithProviders(
-          <stories.TextboxComponent
-            enforceCharacterLimit={false}
-            characterLimit={characterLimit}
-          />
+          <stories.TextboxComponent characterLimit={characterLimit} />
         );
 
         visuallyHiddenHint().should(renderStatus);
@@ -332,10 +320,7 @@ context("Tests for Textbox component", () => {
           charactersUsed - limit === 1 ? "character" : "characters";
 
         CypressMountWithProviders(
-          <stories.TextboxComponent
-            enforceCharacterLimit={false}
-            characterLimit={limit}
-          />
+          <stories.TextboxComponent characterLimit={limit} />
         );
 
         textboxInput()
@@ -364,40 +349,6 @@ context("Tests for Textbox component", () => {
       }
     );
 
-    it.each([
-      [11, 11],
-      [10, 10],
-    ])(
-      "should input %s characters and enforce character limit of %s in Textbox",
-      (charactersUsed, limit) => {
-        const inputValue = "12345678901";
-        const underCharacters =
-          limit - charactersUsed === 1 ? "character" : "characters";
-        const overCharacters =
-          charactersUsed - limit === 1 ? "character" : "characters";
-
-        CypressMountWithProviders(
-          <stories.TextboxComponent
-            enforceCharacterLimit
-            characterLimit={limit}
-          />
-        );
-
-        textboxInput()
-          .type(inputValue)
-          .then(() => {
-            characterCount().should(
-              "have.text",
-              `${
-                charactersUsed - limit
-                  ? `${limit - charactersUsed} ${overCharacters} too many`
-                  : `${charactersUsed - limit} ${underCharacters} left`
-              }`
-            );
-          });
-      }
-    );
-
     it("should render Textbox with name prop", () => {
       CypressMountWithProviders(
         <stories.TextboxComponent name={CHARACTERS.STANDARD} />
diff --git a/src/components/date/date.component.tsx b/src/components/date/date.component.tsx
index bd24aa46ee..ae7fd4b7e6 100644
--- a/src/components/date/date.component.tsx
+++ b/src/components/date/date.component.tsx
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ export interface DateInputProps
     | "placeholder"
     | "iconOnClick"
     | "iconOnMouseDown"
-    | "enforceCharacterLimit"
     | "characterLimit"
     | "warnOverLimit"
     | "iconTabIndex"
diff --git a/src/components/date/date.stories.mdx b/src/components/date/date.stories.mdx
index cb2af73c31..58457af0d9 100644
--- a/src/components/date/date.stories.mdx
+++ b/src/components/date/date.stories.mdx
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ the German (`de`) locale whilst the second is for a Chinese (`zh-CN`) locale. Re
     "placeholder",
     "iconOnClick",
     "iconOnMouseDown",
-    "enforceCharacterLimit",
     "characterLimit",
     "prefix",
     "inputIcon",
diff --git a/src/components/password/password.stories.tsx b/src/components/password/password.stories.tsx
index eac8be7f58..d32e2c149f 100644
--- a/src/components/password/password.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/password/password.stories.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export const CharacterCounter = () => {
       value={state}
       characterLimit={10}
       onChange={setValue}
-      enforceCharacterLimit={false}
     />
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/components/textarea/textarea-test.stories.tsx b/src/components/textarea/textarea-test.stories.tsx
index 1a0e3ca489..9bbf465852 100644
--- a/src/components/textarea/textarea-test.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/textarea/textarea-test.stories.tsx
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ export default {
     fieldHelp: "",
     characterLimit: undefined,
     inputWidth: 100,
-    enforceCharacterLimit: true,
     label: "Textarea",
     labelHelp: "",
     labelInline: false,
diff --git a/src/components/textarea/textarea.component.tsx b/src/components/textarea/textarea.component.tsx
index 78b23ee1b6..f440061a95 100644
--- a/src/components/textarea/textarea.component.tsx
+++ b/src/components/textarea/textarea.component.tsx
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ export interface TextareaProps
   cols?: number;
   /** If true, the component will be disabled */
   disabled?: boolean;
-  /** Stop the user typing over the characterLimit */
-  enforceCharacterLimit?: boolean;
   /** Indicate that error has occurred
   Pass string to display icon, tooltip and red border
   Pass true boolean to only display red border */
@@ -136,7 +134,6 @@ export const Textarea = React.forwardRef(
       size,
       children,
       characterLimit,
-      enforceCharacterLimit = true,
       onChange,
       disabled = false,
       labelInline,
@@ -254,10 +251,9 @@ export const Textarea = React.forwardRef(
       fieldHelp,
     });
 
-    const [maxLength, characterCount, visuallyHiddenHintId] = useCharacterCount(
+    const [characterCount, visuallyHiddenHintId] = useCharacterCount(
       value,
-      characterLimit,
-      enforceCharacterLimit
+      characterLimit
     );
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -323,7 +319,6 @@ export const Textarea = React.forwardRef(
           name={name}
           value={value}
           ref={callbackRef}
-          maxLength={maxLength}
           onChange={onChange}
           disabled={disabled}
           readOnly={readOnly}
diff --git a/src/components/textarea/textarea.stories.mdx b/src/components/textarea/textarea.stories.mdx
index 43613da414..b2552152ac 100644
--- a/src/components/textarea/textarea.stories.mdx
+++ b/src/components/textarea/textarea.stories.mdx
@@ -90,14 +90,6 @@ as it forces a pause before any other announcements, this well help screen reade
   <Story name="with characterLimit" story={stories.CharacterLimitStory} />
 </Canvas>
 
-### With characterLimit - not enforced
-
-<Canvas>
-  <Story
-    name="with characterLimit - not enforced"
-    story={stories.UnenforcedCharacterLimitStory}
-  />
-</Canvas>
 
 ### with characterLimit - with translations
 
diff --git a/src/components/textarea/textarea.stories.tsx b/src/components/textarea/textarea.stories.tsx
index db79bd95fe..bb3b65d3d9 100644
--- a/src/components/textarea/textarea.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/textarea/textarea.stories.tsx
@@ -70,26 +70,6 @@ export const CharacterLimitStory: ComponentStory<typeof Textarea> = () => {
   );
 };
 
-export const UnenforcedCharacterLimitStory: ComponentStory<
-  typeof Textarea
-> = () => {
-  const [value, setValue] = useState("");
-  return (
-    <Textarea
-      label="Textarea"
-      inputHint="Hint text (optional)."
-      expandable
-      value={value}
-      onChange={({ target }) => setValue(target.value)}
-      characterLimit={50}
-      enforceCharacterLimit={false}
-    />
-  );
-};
-UnenforcedCharacterLimitStory.parameters = {
-  chromatic: { disableSnapshot: true },
-};
-
 export const TranslationsCharacterLimitStory: ComponentStory<
   typeof Textarea
 > = () => {
@@ -119,7 +99,6 @@ export const TranslationsCharacterLimitStory: ComponentStory<
         value={value}
         onChange={({ target }) => setValue(target.value)}
         characterLimit={50}
-        enforceCharacterLimit={false}
       />
     </I18nProvider>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/textbox/textbox-test.stories.tsx b/src/components/textbox/textbox-test.stories.tsx
index 5870c8a3ee..17ba005373 100644
--- a/src/components/textbox/textbox-test.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/textbox/textbox-test.stories.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export const getCommonTextboxArgs = (
     size: "medium",
     inputIcon: undefined,
     required: false,
-    enforceCharacterLimit: false,
     characterLimit: undefined,
     error: "",
     warning: "",
diff --git a/src/components/textbox/textbox.component.tsx b/src/components/textbox/textbox.component.tsx
index 38dd729726..c2be4d911b 100644
--- a/src/components/textbox/textbox.component.tsx
+++ b/src/components/textbox/textbox.component.tsx
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ export interface TextboxProps extends CommonTextboxProps {
   positionedChildren?: React.ReactNode;
   /** Character limit of the textarea */
   characterLimit?: number;
-  /** Stop the user typing over the characterLimit */
-  enforceCharacterLimit?: boolean;
 }
 
 let deprecateInputRefWarnTriggered = false;
@@ -183,7 +181,6 @@ export const Textbox = React.forwardRef(
       "data-component": dataComponent,
       "data-element": dataElement,
       "data-role": dataRole,
-      enforceCharacterLimit = true,
       characterLimit,
       helpAriaLabel,
       ...props
@@ -194,10 +191,9 @@ export const Textbox = React.forwardRef(
 
     const [uniqueId, uniqueName] = useUniqueId(id, name);
 
-    const [maxLength, characterCount, visuallyHiddenHintId] = useCharacterCount(
+    const [characterCount, visuallyHiddenHintId] = useCharacterCount(
       characterCountValue,
-      characterLimit,
-      enforceCharacterLimit
+      characterLimit
     );
     const { validationRedesignOptIn } = useContext(NewValidationContext);
     const { disableErrorBorder } = useContext(NumeralDateContext);
@@ -289,7 +285,6 @@ export const Textbox = React.forwardRef(
           placeholder={disabled || readOnly ? "" : placeholder}
           readOnly={readOnly}
           value={typeof formattedValue === "string" ? formattedValue : value}
-          maxLength={maxLength}
           validationIconId={validationRedesignOptIn ? undefined : validationId}
           {...props}
         />
diff --git a/src/components/textbox/textbox.spec.tsx b/src/components/textbox/textbox.spec.tsx
index b5af9913c2..15b373b4c4 100644
--- a/src/components/textbox/textbox.spec.tsx
+++ b/src/components/textbox/textbox.spec.tsx
@@ -146,13 +146,7 @@ describe("Textbox", () => {
     });
 
     it("renders a counter with an over limit warning", () => {
-      wrapper = mount(
-        <Textbox
-          value="test string"
-          characterLimit={10}
-          enforceCharacterLimit={false}
-        />
-      );
+      wrapper = mount(<Textbox value="test string" characterLimit={10} />);
 
       assertStyleMatch(
         {
@@ -163,27 +157,6 @@ describe("Textbox", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it.each([[2, 3, 4]])("sets max length", (characterLimit) => {
-    const valueString = "foo";
-    const limitMinusValue = characterLimit - valueString.length >= 0;
-    const wrapper = mount(
-      <Textbox value={valueString} characterLimit={characterLimit} />
-    );
-    const underCharacters =
-      characterLimit - valueString.length === 1 ? "character" : "characters";
-    const overCharacters =
-      valueString.length - characterLimit === 1 ? "character" : "characters";
-
-    expect(wrapper.find(StyledCharacterCount).text()).toBe(
-      `${
-        limitMinusValue
-          ? `${characterLimit - valueString.length} ${underCharacters} left`
-          : `${valueString.length - characterLimit} ${overCharacters} too many`
-      }`
-    );
-    expect(wrapper.find("input").prop("maxLength")).toBe(characterLimit);
-  });
-
   it.each([
     {
       inputIcon: "search",
diff --git a/src/components/textbox/textbox.stories.tsx b/src/components/textbox/textbox.stories.tsx
index da87fcdaf5..74ce1d4b80 100644
--- a/src/components/textbox/textbox.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/textbox/textbox.stories.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export const CharacterCounter: ComponentStory<typeof Textbox> = () => {
       value={state}
       onChange={setValue}
       characterLimit={10}
-      enforceCharacterLimit={false}
     />
   );
 };
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ export const CharacterCounterTranslations: ComponentStory<
         value={state}
         onChange={setValue}
         characterLimit={10}
-        enforceCharacterLimit={false}
       />
     </I18nProvider>
   );
diff --git a/src/hooks/__internal__/useCharacterCount/useCharacterCount.spec.tsx b/src/hooks/__internal__/useCharacterCount/useCharacterCount.spec.tsx
index 0d1ca39b4c..1f20af11c5 100644
--- a/src/hooks/__internal__/useCharacterCount/useCharacterCount.spec.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/__internal__/useCharacterCount/useCharacterCount.spec.tsx
@@ -9,26 +9,12 @@ import useCharacterCount from ".";
 interface TestComponentProps {
   value: string;
   characterLimit?: number;
-  enforceCharacterLimit?: boolean;
 }
 
-const TestComponent = ({
-  value,
-  characterLimit,
-  enforceCharacterLimit,
-}: TestComponentProps) => {
-  const [maxLength, characterCount] = useCharacterCount(
-    value,
-    characterLimit,
-    enforceCharacterLimit
-  );
+const TestComponent = ({ value, characterLimit }: TestComponentProps) => {
+  const [characterCount] = useCharacterCount(value, characterLimit);
 
-  return (
-    <>
-      {characterCount}
-      <span data-element="max-length">{maxLength}</span>
-    </>
-  );
+  return characterCount;
 };
 
 const render = (props: TestComponentProps, params?: MountRendererProps) =>
@@ -37,7 +23,7 @@ const mockValue = "test string";
 
 describe("useCharacterCount", () => {
   it.each([5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15])(
-    "returns a counter and no maxLength",
+    "returns a character counter",
     (characterLimit) => {
       const limitMinusVlaue = characterLimit - mockValue.length >= 0;
       const underCharacters =
@@ -47,37 +33,8 @@ describe("useCharacterCount", () => {
       const wrapper = render({
         value: mockValue,
         characterLimit,
-        enforceCharacterLimit: false,
       });
 
-      expect(wrapper.find('[data-element="max-length"]').text()).toBe("");
-      expect(wrapper.find(StyledCharacterCount).text()).toBe(
-        `${
-          limitMinusVlaue
-            ? `${characterLimit - mockValue.length} ${underCharacters} left`
-            : `${mockValue.length - characterLimit} ${overCharacters} too many`
-        }`
-      );
-    }
-  );
-
-  it.each([5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15])(
-    "returns a counter and maxLength",
-    (characterLimit) => {
-      const limitMinusVlaue = characterLimit - mockValue.length >= 0;
-      const underCharacters =
-        characterLimit - mockValue.length === 1 ? "character" : "characters";
-      const overCharacters =
-        mockValue.length - characterLimit === 1 ? "character" : "characters";
-      const wrapper = render({
-        value: mockValue,
-        characterLimit,
-        enforceCharacterLimit: true,
-      });
-
-      expect(wrapper.find('[data-element="max-length"]').text()).toBe(
-        `${characterLimit}`
-      );
       expect(wrapper.find(StyledCharacterCount).text()).toBe(
         `${
           limitMinusVlaue
@@ -88,12 +45,11 @@ describe("useCharacterCount", () => {
     }
   );
 
-  it("does not return a counter and no maxLength", () => {
+  it("does not return a counter", () => {
     const wrapper = render({
       value: mockValue,
     });
 
-    expect(wrapper.find('[data-element="max-length"]').text()).toBe("");
     expect(wrapper.find(StyledCharacterCount).exists()).toBe(false);
   });
 });
@@ -105,7 +61,6 @@ describe("Debounce tests", () => {
     const wrapper = render({
       value: "",
       characterLimit: 5,
-      enforceCharacterLimit: true,
     });
 
     wrapper.setProps({ value: "foo" });
@@ -123,7 +78,6 @@ describe("Debounce tests", () => {
     const wrapper = render({
       value: "",
       characterLimit: 5,
-      enforceCharacterLimit: true,
     });
 
     wrapper.setProps({ value: "foo" });
diff --git a/src/hooks/__internal__/useCharacterCount/useCharacterCount.tsx b/src/hooks/__internal__/useCharacterCount/useCharacterCount.tsx
index b0ba35d1e3..29831be53d 100644
--- a/src/hooks/__internal__/useCharacterCount/useCharacterCount.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/__internal__/useCharacterCount/useCharacterCount.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ import useDebounce from "../useDebounce";
 
 const useCharacterCount = (
   value = "",
-  characterLimit?: number,
-  enforceCharacterLimit = true
-): [number | undefined, JSX.Element | null, string | undefined] => {
+  characterLimit?: number
+): [JSX.Element | null, string | undefined] => {
   const isCharacterLimitValid =
     typeof characterLimit === "number" && !Number.isNaN(characterLimit);
 
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ const useCharacterCount = (
   }, [debouncedValue, characterLimit, isCharacterLimitValid]);
 
   return [
-    enforceCharacterLimit && isCharacterLimitValid ? characterLimit : undefined,
     isCharacterLimitValid ? (
       <CharacterCount
         isOverLimit={isOverLimit}