---
title: "Breaking: #61785 - loadTCA function in GeneralUtility removed"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-61785"
source: "Changelog/7.0/Breaking-61785-LoadTcaFunctionRemoved.rst"
typo3-version: "7.0"
typo3-major: 7
type: "breaking"
issue: 61785
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/61785"
tags: ["PHP-API"]
rendered: "2026-09-24T15:27:11+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #61785 - loadTCA function in GeneralUtility removed {#breaking-61785}

See [forge#61785](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/61785)

## Description {#description}

Method `loadTCA()` from `TYPO3CMSCoreUtilityGeneralUtility` is removed.

## Impact {#impact}

Extensions that still use `TYPO3CMSCoreUtilityGeneralUtility::loadTCA()` will trigger a fatal error.

## Affected installations {#affected-installations}

A TYPO3 instance is affected if a 3rd party extension still calls `loadTCA`.

## Migration {#migration}

The method is obsolete, full TCA is always loaded in all context except eID.
It is safe to remove the method call.