diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/FrontEnd/UmbracoHelperTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/FrontEnd/UmbracoHelperTests.cs
index 1e808ab8b2..f0ba027ca4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/FrontEnd/UmbracoHelperTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/FrontEnd/UmbracoHelperTests.cs
@@ -95,72 +95,37 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.FrontEnd
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void Truncate_By_Words_TagsAsContentOff()
+        public void Truncate_By_Words_TagsAsContent()
         {
             var text = "Hello world, this is some text <a href='blah'>with a link</a>";
 
             var helper = new UmbracoHelper();
 
-            var result = helper.TruncateByWords(text, 4, true, false).ToString();
+            var result = helper.TruncateByWords(text, 4).ToString();
 
             Assert.AreEqual("Hello world, this is&hellip;", result);
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void Truncate_By_Words_With_Tag_TagsAsContentOff()
+        public void Truncate_By_Words_With_Tag_TagsAsContent()
         {
             var text = "Hello world, <b>this</b> is some text <a href='blah'>with a link</a>";
 
             var helper = new UmbracoHelper();
 
-            var result = helper.TruncateByWords(text, 4, true, false).ToString();
+            var result = helper.TruncateByWords(text, 4).ToString();
 
             Assert.AreEqual("Hello world, <b>this</b> is&hellip;", result);
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void Truncate_By_Words_Mid_Tag_TagsAsContentOff()
+        public void Truncate_By_Words_Mid_Tag_TagsAsContent()
         {
             var text = "Hello world, this is some text <a href='blah'>with a link</a>";
 
             var helper = new UmbracoHelper();
 
-            var result = helper.TruncateByWords(text, 7, true, false).ToString();
-
-            Assert.AreEqual("Hello world, this is some text <a href='blah'>with&hellip;</a>", result);
-        }
-        [Test]
-        public void Truncate_By_Words_TagsAsContentOn()
-        {
-            var text = "Hello world, this is some text <a href='blah'>with a link</a>";
-
-            var helper = new UmbracoHelper();
-
-            var result = helper.TruncateByWords(text, 4, true, true).ToString();
-
-            Assert.AreEqual("Hello world, this is&hellip;", result);
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void Truncate_By_Words_With_Tag_TagsAsContentOn()
-        {
-            var text = "Hello world, <b>this</b> is some text <a href='blah'>with a link</a>";
-
-            var helper = new UmbracoHelper();
-
-            var result = helper.TruncateByWords(text, 4, true, true).ToString();
-
-            Assert.AreEqual("Hello world, <b>this</b> is&hellip;", result);
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void Truncate_By_Words_Mid_Tag_TagsAsContentOn()
-        {
-            var text = "Hello world, this is some text <a href='blah'>with a link</a>";
-
-            var helper = new UmbracoHelper();
-
-            var result = helper.TruncateByWords(text, 7, true, true).ToString();
+            var result = helper.TruncateByWords(text, 7).ToString();
 
             Assert.AreEqual("Hello world, this is some text <a href='blah'>with&hellip;</a>", result);
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoHelper.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoHelper.cs
index 6969bc3a60..cc8bf2bdf4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoHelper.cs
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
         /// </summary>
         public IHtmlString TruncateByWords(string html, int words)
         {
-            int length = _stringUtilities.WordsToLength(html, words, false);
+            int length = _stringUtilities.WordsToLength(html, words);
 
             return Truncate(html, length, true, false);
         }
@@ -1476,19 +1476,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
         /// </summary>
         public IHtmlString TruncateByWords(string html, int words, bool addElipsis)
         {
-            int length = _stringUtilities.WordsToLength(html, words, false);
+            int length = _stringUtilities.WordsToLength(html, words);
 
             return Truncate(html, length, addElipsis, false);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Truncates a string to a given amount of words, can add a elipsis at the end (...). Method checks for open html tags, and makes sure to close them
-        /// </summary>
-        public IHtmlString TruncateByWords(string html, int words, bool addElipsis, bool treatTagsAsContent)
-        {
-            int length =_stringUtilities.WordsToLength(html, words, treatTagsAsContent);
-
-            return Truncate(html, length, addElipsis, treatTagsAsContent);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1496,7 +1486,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
         /// </summary>
         public IHtmlString TruncateByWords(IHtmlString html, int words)
         {
-            int length = _stringUtilities.WordsToLength(html.ToHtmlString(), words, false);
+            int length = _stringUtilities.WordsToLength(html.ToHtmlString(), words);
 
             return Truncate(html, length, true, false);
         }
@@ -1506,19 +1496,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
         /// </summary>
         public IHtmlString TruncateByWords(IHtmlString html, int words, bool addElipsis)
         {
-            int length = _stringUtilities.WordsToLength(html.ToHtmlString(), words, false);
+            int length = _stringUtilities.WordsToLength(html.ToHtmlString(), words);
 
             return Truncate(html, length, addElipsis, false);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Truncates a string to a given amount of words, can add a elipsis at the end (...). Method checks for open html tags, and makes sure to close them
-        /// </summary>
-        public IHtmlString TruncateByWords(IHtmlString html, int words, bool addElipsis, bool treatTagsAsContent)
-        {
-            int length = _stringUtilities.WordsToLength(html.ToHtmlString(), words, treatTagsAsContent);
-
-            return Truncate(html, length, addElipsis, treatTagsAsContent);
         }
         #endregion
         #endregion