---
title: "Breaking: #72783 - Removed RTE transformation option preserveTables"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-72783"
source: "Changelog/8.0/Breaking-72783-RemovedRTETransformationOptionPreserveTables.rst"
typo3-version: "8.0"
typo3-major: 8
type: "breaking"
issue: 72783
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/72783"
tags: ["PHP-API", "RTE", "TSConfig"]
rendered: "2026-09-17T21:17:42+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #72783 - Removed RTE transformation option preserveTables {#breaking-72783-removed-rte-transformation-option-preservetables}

See [forge#72783](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/72783)

## Description {#description}

The RTE transformation option `preserveTables` that allowed keeping HTML table
tags and their contents has been removed.

Additionally, the methods `RteHtmlParser->removeTables` and `HtmlParser->getAllParts` have been removed
without substitution.

## Impact {#impact}

When the RTE is configured to use `overruleMode = ts` instead of the default "ts_css" the
option `RTE.default.proc.preserveTables = 1` will have no effect anymore.

Calling `RteHtmlParser->removeTables` or `HtmlParser->getAllParts` inside a custom extension will result in a fatal PHP error.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

Any TYPO3 instance with a legacy-mode (overruleMode = ts) from TYPO3 3.x or an extension doing custom transformations
by using `RteHtmlParser->removeTables`.

## Migration {#migration}

Use the overruleMode `ts_css` instead which keeps the tables as they are. If tables should be disallowed inside the RTE
the option `RTE.default.proc.denyTags := addToList(table)` can be used instead.