diff --git a/JL.Core/Config/CoreConfigManager.cs b/JL.Core/Config/CoreConfigManager.cs
index 147cce53..cd6e029a 100644
--- a/JL.Core/Config/CoreConfigManager.cs
+++ b/JL.Core/Config/CoreConfigManager.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ public sealed class CoreConfigManager
     public bool ForceSyncAnki { get; private set; } // = false;
     public bool AllowDuplicateCards { get; private set; } // = false;
     public bool CheckForDuplicateCards { get; private set; } // = false;
-    public double LookupRate { get; private set; } // = 0;
     public bool CaptureTextFromClipboard { get; set; } = true;
     public bool CaptureTextFromWebSocket { get; set; } // = false;
     public bool AutoReconnectToWebSocket { get; private set; } // = false;
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ public void ApplyPreferences(SqliteConnection connection)
         ForceSyncAnki = ConfigDBManager.GetValueFromConfig(connection, ForceSyncAnki, nameof(ForceSyncAnki), bool.TryParse);
         AllowDuplicateCards = ConfigDBManager.GetValueFromConfig(connection, AllowDuplicateCards, nameof(AllowDuplicateCards), bool.TryParse);
         CheckForDuplicateCards = ConfigDBManager.GetValueFromConfig(connection, CheckForDuplicateCards, nameof(CheckForDuplicateCards), bool.TryParse);
-        LookupRate = ConfigDBManager.GetNumberWithDecimalPointFromConfig(connection, LookupRate, nameof(LookupRate), double.TryParse);
         TextBoxTrimWhiteSpaceCharacters = ConfigDBManager.GetValueFromConfig(connection, TextBoxTrimWhiteSpaceCharacters, nameof(TextBoxTrimWhiteSpaceCharacters), bool.TryParse);
         TextBoxRemoveNewlines = ConfigDBManager.GetValueFromConfig(connection, TextBoxRemoveNewlines, nameof(TextBoxRemoveNewlines), bool.TryParse);
         CheckForJLUpdatesOnStartUp = ConfigDBManager.GetValueFromConfig(connection, CheckForJLUpdatesOnStartUp, nameof(CheckForJLUpdatesOnStartUp), bool.TryParse);
diff --git a/JL.Core/Lookup/LookupUtils.cs b/JL.Core/Lookup/LookupUtils.cs
index 5b4b086c..fadde9df 100644
--- a/JL.Core/Lookup/LookupUtils.cs
+++ b/JL.Core/Lookup/LookupUtils.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using JL.Core.Config;
 using JL.Core.Deconjugation;
 using JL.Core.Dicts;
@@ -20,22 +19,12 @@ namespace JL.Core.Lookup;
 
 public static class LookupUtils
 {
-    private static DateTime s_lastLookupTime;
-
     private delegate Dictionary<string, IList<IDictRecord>>? GetRecordsFromDB(string dbName, List<string> terms, string parameterOrQuery);
     private delegate List<IDictRecord>? GetKanjiRecordsFromDB(string dbName, string term);
 
     public static LookupResult[]? LookupText(string text)
     {
         CoreConfigManager coreConfigManager = CoreConfigManager.Instance;
-        DateTime preciseTimeNow = new(Stopwatch.GetTimestamp());
-        if ((preciseTimeNow - s_lastLookupTime).TotalMilliseconds < coreConfigManager.LookupRate)
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        s_lastLookupTime = preciseTimeNow;
-
         bool useDBForPitchDict = false;
         if (DictUtils.SingleDictTypeDicts.TryGetValue(DictType.PitchAccentYomichan, out Dict? pitchDict))
         {
diff --git a/JL.Windows/ConfigManager.cs b/JL.Windows/ConfigManager.cs
index 74868122..05a315c5 100644
--- a/JL.Windows/ConfigManager.cs
+++ b/JL.Windows/ConfigManager.cs
@@ -837,7 +837,6 @@ public void LoadPreferenceWindow(PreferencesWindow preferenceWindow)
         preferenceWindow.ForceSyncAnkiCheckBox.IsChecked = coreConfigManager.ForceSyncAnki;
         preferenceWindow.AllowDuplicateCardsCheckBox.IsChecked = coreConfigManager.AllowDuplicateCards;
         preferenceWindow.CheckForDuplicateCardsCheckBox.IsChecked = coreConfigManager.CheckForDuplicateCards;
-        preferenceWindow.LookupRateNumericUpDown.Value = coreConfigManager.LookupRate;
         preferenceWindow.KanjiModeCheckBox.IsChecked = coreConfigManager.KanjiMode;
         preferenceWindow.AutoAdjustFontSizesOnResolutionChangeCheckBox.IsChecked = AutoAdjustFontSizesOnResolutionChange;
         preferenceWindow.HighlightLongestMatchCheckBox.IsChecked = HighlightLongestMatch;
@@ -853,7 +852,6 @@ public void LoadPreferenceWindow(PreferencesWindow preferenceWindow)
         preferenceWindow.FocusableCheckBox.IsChecked = Focusable;
         preferenceWindow.TextOnlyVisibleOnHoverCheckBox.IsChecked = TextOnlyVisibleOnHover;
         preferenceWindow.AnkiIntegrationCheckBox.IsChecked = coreConfigManager.AnkiIntegration;
-        preferenceWindow.LookupRateNumericUpDown.Value = coreConfigManager.LookupRate;
 
         preferenceWindow.MainWindowDynamicWidthCheckBox.IsChecked = MainWindowDynamicWidth;
         preferenceWindow.MainWindowDynamicHeightCheckBox.IsChecked = MainWindowDynamicHeight;
@@ -1209,9 +1207,6 @@ public async Task SavePreferences(PreferencesWindow preferenceWindow)
             ConfigDBManager.UpdateSetting(connection, nameof(CoreConfigManager.CheckForDuplicateCards),
                 preferenceWindow.CheckForDuplicateCardsCheckBox.IsChecked.ToString()!);
 
-            ConfigDBManager.UpdateSetting(connection, nameof(CoreConfigManager.LookupRate),
-                preferenceWindow.LookupRateNumericUpDown.Value.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
-
             ConfigDBManager.UpdateSetting(connection, nameof(AutoAdjustFontSizesOnResolutionChange),
                 preferenceWindow.AutoAdjustFontSizesOnResolutionChangeCheckBox.IsChecked.ToString()!);
 
diff --git a/JL.Windows/GUI/PreferencesWindow.xaml b/JL.Windows/GUI/PreferencesWindow.xaml
index afb9dc82..aba35d74 100644
--- a/JL.Windows/GUI/PreferencesWindow.xaml
+++ b/JL.Windows/GUI/PreferencesWindow.xaml
@@ -1665,14 +1665,6 @@
                                               HorizontalAlignment="Right" />
                         </DockPanel>
 
-                        <DockPanel>
-                            <TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Left" Text="Lookup throttle (ms)"
-                                       Style="{StaticResource TextBlockDefault}"
-                                       TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
-                            <hc:NumericUpDown x:Name="LookupRateNumericUpDown" Maximum="100" Minimum="0"
-                                              HorizontalAlignment="Right" />
-                        </DockPanel>
-
                         <DockPanel>
                             <TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Left" Text="Max number of results when not in mining mode"
                                        TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Center"