diff --git a/Classes/Form/Field/Text.php b/Classes/Form/Field/Text.php
index 8f94d0361..6c2b3bd98 100644
--- a/Classes/Form/Field/Text.php
+++ b/Classes/Form/Field/Text.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public function buildConfiguration(): array
         $configuration['placeholder'] = $this->getPlaceholder();
         if ($this->getEnableRichText()) {
             $configuration['enableRichtext'] = true;
-            $configuration['softref'] = 'typolink_tag,images,email[subst],url';
+            $configuration['softref'] = 'typolink_tag,email[subst],url';
             $configuration['richtextConfiguration'] = $this->getRichtextConfiguration();
         }
         $renderType = $this->getRenderType();
diff --git a/Tests/Unit/Form/Field/TextTest.php b/Tests/Unit/Form/Field/TextTest.php
index b4b9d7916..461530999 100644
--- a/Tests/Unit/Form/Field/TextTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Unit/Form/Field/TextTest.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public function testBuildConfigurationWithRteResolving(): void
             'eval' => 'trim',
             'placeholder' => null,
             'enableRichtext' => true,
-            'softref' => 'typolink_tag,images,email[subst],url',
+            'softref' => 'typolink_tag,email[subst],url',
             'richtextConfiguration' => 'default',
             'renderType' => 'rte',
             'format' => '',