---
title: "Breaking: #72473 - Removed deprecated miscellaneous functions"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-72473"
source: "Changelog/8.0/Breaking-72473-RemovedDeprecatedMiscellaneousFunctions.rst"
typo3-version: "8.0"
typo3-major: 8
type: "breaking"
issue: 72473
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/72473"
tags: ["PHP-API"]
rendered: "2026-09-20T05:05:02+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #72473 - Removed deprecated miscellaneous functions {#breaking-72473}

See [forge#72473](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/72473)

## Description {#description}

Removed deprecated miscellaneous functions

The following methods have been removed:

`FlexFormTools::getAvailableLanguages`
`AbstractPlugin::pi_list_searchBox`
`ImportExportController::printContent`
`SearchFormController::checkExistance`
`SearchFormController::checkExistence`
`SchedulerModuleController::render`
`SchedulerModuleController::checkDate`
`SetupModuleController::printContent`
`TypoScriptTemplateModuleController::printContent`
`VersionModuleController::printContent`

Last parameter `addTofeInterface` for `ExtensionManagementUtility::addTCAcolumns` has been removed.

The following options in the Install Tool have been removed:

`FEstrictFormmail`
`FEsecureFormmail`
`FEformmailMaxAttachmentSize`
`SC_OPTIONSGLOBALsoftRefParser_GL'`

## Impact {#impact}

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

Using one of the options from the Install Tool won't have any effect anymore.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

Instances which use one of the methods above or use one of the removed Install Tool options.