---
title: "Breaking: #72390 - Removed deprecated code from EXT:rtehtmlarea"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-72390"
source: "Changelog/8.0/Breaking-72390-RemovedDeprecatedCodeFromEXTrtehtmlarea.rst"
typo3-version: "8.0"
typo3-major: 8
type: "breaking"
issue: 72390
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/72390"
tags: ["PHP-API", "RTE"]
rendered: "2026-09-17T12:41:04+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #72390 - Removed deprecated code from EXT:rtehtmlarea {#breaking-72390-removed-deprecated-code-from-ext-rtehtmlarea}

See [forge#72390](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/72390)

## Description {#description}

The following methods have been removed:

-   `UserElementsController::main()`
-   `UserElementsController::printContent()`
-   `ParseHtmlController::main()`
-   `ParseHtmlController::printContent()`

Furthermore a JavaScript function has been removed:

-   `initEventListeners()`

## Impact {#impact}

Using the methods above directly in any third party extension will result in a fatal error.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

Instances which use custom calls to UserElementsController, ParseHtmlController via the methods above, or rely on the JavaScript function mentioned above being executed.

## Migration {#migration}

`initEventListener()` no replacement for this
`UserElementsController::main()` call `UserElementsController::main_user()` instead
`UserElementsController::printContent()` call `UserElementsController::mainAction()` instead
`ParseHtmlController::main()` call `ParseHtmlController::main_parse_html()` instead
`ParseHtmlController::printContent()` call `ParseHtmlController::mainAction()` instead