diff --git a/system/helpers/form_helper.php b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
index d250d76..5b28d3d 100644
--- a/system/helpers/form_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/form_helper.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 {
 	function form_input($data = '', $value = '', $extra = '')
 	{
-		$defaults = array('type' => 'text', 'name' => (( ! is_array($data)) ? $data : ''), 'value' => $value, 'maxlength' => '500', 'size' => '50');
+		$defaults = array('type' => 'text', 'name' => (( ! is_array($data)) ? $data : ''), 'value' => $value);
 
 		return "<input ".parse_form_attributes($data, $defaults).$extra." />\n";
 	}