diff --git a/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_articles_category.ini b/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_articles_category.ini
index 30a961e1724c3..be4e6662063ed 100644
--- a/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_articles_category.ini
+++ b/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_articles_category.ini
@@ -94,6 +94,4 @@ MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_OPTION_YEAR_VALUE="Year"
 MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_READ_MORE="Read more: "
 MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_READ_MORE_TITLE="Read More..."
 MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_REGISTER_TO_READ_MORE="Register to read more"
-MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_TITLE_HEADING="Heading Level"
-MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_TITLE_HEADING_DESCRIPTION="Select the desired HTML tag for the article titles."
 MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_XML_DESCRIPTION="This module displays a list of articles from one or more categories."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/mod_articles_category/mod_articles_category.xml b/modules/mod_articles_category/mod_articles_category.xml
index 717bf33dbe4e0..c08043b5f5126 100644
--- a/modules/mod_articles_category/mod_articles_category.xml
+++ b/modules/mod_articles_category/mod_articles_category.xml
@@ -287,17 +287,6 @@
 			<fieldset name="display"
 				label="MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_FIELD_GROUP_DISPLAY_LABEL"
 			>
-				<field name="item_heading" type="list" default="4"
-					label="MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_TITLE_HEADING"
-					description="MOD_ARTICLES_CATEGORY_TITLE_HEADING_DESCRIPTION"
-				>
-					<option value="1">JH1</option>
-					<option value="2">JH2</option>
-					<option value="3">JH3</option>
-					<option value="4">JH4</option>
-					<option value="5">JH5</option>
-					<option value="6">JH6</option>
-				</field>
 
 				<field name="link_titles" type="radio" default="1"
 					class="btn-group"
diff --git a/modules/mod_articles_category/tmpl/default.php b/modules/mod_articles_category/tmpl/default.php
index 8b605466059cf..05d464bd64261 100644
--- a/modules/mod_articles_category/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/modules/mod_articles_category/tmpl/default.php
@@ -14,27 +14,23 @@
 <?php if ($grouped) : ?>
 	<?php foreach ($list as $group_name => $group) : ?>
 	<li>
-		<h<?php echo $item_heading; ?>><?php echo $group_name; ?></h<?php echo $item_heading; ?>>
 		<ul>
 			<?php foreach ($group as $item) : ?>
 				<li>
-					<h<?php echo $item_heading + 1; ?>>
-					   	<?php if ($params->get('link_titles') == 1) : ?>
-						<a class="mod-articles-category-title <?php echo $item->active; ?>" href="<?php echo $item->link; ?>">
-						<?php echo $item->title; ?>
-				        <?php if ($item->displayHits) :?>
-							<span class="mod-articles-category-hits">
-				            (<?php echo $item->displayHits; ?>)  </span>
-				        <?php endif; ?></a>
-				        <?php else :?>
-				        <?php echo $item->title; ?>
-				        	<?php if ($item->displayHits) :?>
-							<span class="mod-articles-category-hits">
-				            (<?php echo $item->displayHits; ?>)  </span>
-				        <?php endif; ?></a>
-				            <?php endif; ?>
-			        </h<?php echo $item_heading + 1; ?>>
-
+				   	<?php if ($params->get('link_titles') == 1) : ?>
+					<a class="mod-articles-category-title <?php echo $item->active; ?>" href="<?php echo $item->link; ?>">
+					<?php echo $item->title; ?>
+			        <?php if ($item->displayHits) :?>
+						<span class="mod-articles-category-hits">
+			            (<?php echo $item->displayHits; ?>)  </span>
+			        <?php endif; ?></a>
+			        <?php else :?>
+			        <?php echo $item->title; ?>
+			        	<?php if ($item->displayHits) :?>
+						<span class="mod-articles-category-hits">
+			            (<?php echo $item->displayHits; ?>)  </span>
+			        <?php endif; ?></a>
+			            <?php endif; ?>
 
 				<?php if ($params->get('show_author')) :?>
 					<span class="mod-articles-category-writtenby">
@@ -85,7 +81,7 @@
 <?php else : ?>
 	<?php foreach ($list as $item) : ?>
 	    <li>
-	   	<h<?php echo $item_heading; ?>>
+
 	   	<?php if ($params->get('link_titles') == 1) : ?>
 		<a class="mod-articles-category-title <?php echo $item->active; ?>" href="<?php echo $item->link; ?>">
 		<?php echo $item->title; ?>
@@ -100,7 +96,6 @@
             (<?php echo $item->displayHits; ?>)  </span>
         <?php endif; ?></a>
             <?php endif; ?>
-        </h<?php echo $item_heading; ?>>
 
        	<?php if ($params->get('show_author')) :?>
        		<span class="mod-articles-category-writtenby">