diff --git a/integrations/api_repo_test.go b/integrations/api_repo_test.go
index d57e5daaf3e..7797b8f498c 100644
--- a/integrations/api_repo_test.go
+++ b/integrations/api_repo_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -57,6 +58,12 @@ func TestAPISearchRepo(t *testing.T) {
 	user4 := models.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &models.User{ID: 20}).(*models.User)
 	orgUser := models.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &models.User{ID: 17}).(*models.User)
 
+	oldAPIDefaultNum := setting.API.DefaultPagingNum
+	defer func() {
+		setting.API.DefaultPagingNum = oldAPIDefaultNum
+	}()
+	setting.API.DefaultPagingNum = 10
+
 	// Map of expected results, where key is user for login
 	type expectedResults map[*models.User]struct {
 		count           int
@@ -79,7 +86,7 @@ func TestAPISearchRepo(t *testing.T) {
 			user:  {count: 10},
 			user2: {count: 10}},
 		},
-		{name: "RepositoriesDefaultMax10", requestURL: "/api/v1/repos/search?default&private=false", expectedResults: expectedResults{
+		{name: "RepositoriesDefault", requestURL: "/api/v1/repos/search?default&private=false", expectedResults: expectedResults{
 			nil:   {count: 10},
 			user:  {count: 10},
 			user2: {count: 10}},
diff --git a/integrations/release_test.go b/integrations/release_test.go
index 176f83d55ae..4d2260d8844 100644
--- a/integrations/release_test.go
+++ b/integrations/release_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/test"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -106,6 +107,12 @@ func TestCreateReleaseDraft(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCreateReleasePaging(t *testing.T) {
 	defer prepareTestEnv(t)()
 
+	oldAPIDefaultNum := setting.API.DefaultPagingNum
+	defer func() {
+		setting.API.DefaultPagingNum = oldAPIDefaultNum
+	}()
+	setting.API.DefaultPagingNum = 10
+
 	session := loginUser(t, "user2")
 	// Create enaugh releases to have paging
 	for i := 0; i < 12; i++ {
diff --git a/modules/convert/utils.go b/modules/convert/utils.go
index 66fb21be679..ddb8a8820d4 100644
--- a/modules/convert/utils.go
+++ b/modules/convert/utils.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 // ToCorrectPageSize makes sure page size is in allowed range.
 func ToCorrectPageSize(size int) int {
 	if size <= 0 {
-		size = 10
+		size = setting.API.DefaultPagingNum
 	} else if size > setting.API.MaxResponseItems {
 		size = setting.API.MaxResponseItems
 	}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/topic.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/topic.go
index 530b92a10d0..f256ab9422e 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/topic.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/topic.go
@@ -275,12 +275,6 @@ func TopicSearch(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	kw := ctx.Query("q")
 
 	listOptions := utils.GetListOptions(ctx)
-	if listOptions.Page < 1 {
-		listOptions.Page = 1
-	}
-	if listOptions.PageSize < 1 {
-		listOptions.PageSize = 10
-	}
 
 	topics, err := models.FindTopics(&models.FindTopicOptions{
 		Keyword:     kw,
diff --git a/routers/repo/release.go b/routers/repo/release.go
index 1eac3dce972..1845563bcf7 100644
--- a/routers/repo/release.go
+++ b/routers/repo/release.go
@@ -69,13 +69,6 @@ func Releases(ctx *context.Context) {
 		IncludeTags:   true,
 	}
 
-	if opts.ListOptions.Page <= 1 {
-		opts.ListOptions.Page = 1
-	}
-	if opts.ListOptions.PageSize <= 0 {
-		opts.ListOptions.Page = 10
-	}
-
 	releases, err := models.GetReleasesByRepoID(ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetReleasesByRepoID", err)