---
title: "Breaking: #59659 - Removal of deprecated code in sysext backend"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-59659"
source: "Changelog/7.0/Breaking-59659-DeprecatedCodeRemovalInBackendSysext.rst"
typo3-version: "7.0"
typo3-major: 7
type: "breaking"
issue: 59659
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/59659"
tags: ["PHP-API", "Backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-17T21:17:42+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #59659 - Removal of deprecated code in sysext backend {#breaking-59659-removal-of-deprecated-code-in-sysext-backend}

See [forge#59659](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/59659)

## Description {#description}

### Flexforms {#flexforms}

Flexform xml that still contains the old "\<tx_templavoila>\<title>" code has to be adapted.
The "\<tx_templavoila>" elements needs to be removed.

### Wizard registration {#wizard-registration}

Wizard registration in TCA must not contain the "script=some/path/script.php" definition anymore.
The new API for registering wizards is to set "module\[name\]=module_name".

### Removed PHP methods {#removed-php-methods}

-   `AbstractRecordList::writeBottom()` is removed without replacement. The functionality is not needed anymore.
-   `SpriteGenerator::setOmmitSpriteNameInIconName()` is removed in favor of `setOmitSpriteNameInIconName()`
-   `DocumentTemplate::isCMlayers()` is removed without replacement. The functionality is obsolete.
-   `DocumentTemplate::getFileheader()` is removed. Use `getResourceHeader()` instead.
-   `BackendUtility::displayWarningMessages()` is removed without replacement. The functionality was moved to ext:aboutmodules.
-   `IconUtility::getIconImage()` is removed without replacement. Use sprite icon API instead.
-   `PageLayoutView::getSelectedBackendLayoutUid()` is removed. Use `BackendLayoutView::getSelectedCombinedIdentifier()` instead.
-   `ClickMenu::menuItemsForClickMenu()` is removed without replacement. The functionality is obsolete.

### Removed JS functions {#removed-js-functions}

-   `showClickmenu_noajax()` is removed. Use `Clickmenu.ajax = false; showClickmenu_raw();` instead.
-   `setLayerObj()` is replaced with `Clickmenu.populateData()`.
-   `hideEmpty()` is replaced with `Clickmenu.hideAll()`.
-   `hideSpecific()` is replaced with `Clickmenu.hide()`. E.g. `Clickmenu.hide('contentMenu1');`
-   `showHideSelectorBoxes()` is replaced with `toggleSelectorBoxes()`.

## Impact {#impact}

A call to any of the aforementioned methods by third party code will result in
a fatal PHP error.

## Affected installations {#affected-installations}

Any installation which contains third party code still using these deprecated methods.

## Migration {#migration}

Replace the calls with the suggestions outlined above.