diff --git a/src/dict/aard.cc b/src/dict/aard.cc
index 421f9595..466c151c 100644
--- a/src/dict/aard.cc
+++ b/src/dict/aard.cc
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ public:
   getSearchResults( QString const & searchString, int searchMode, bool matchCase, bool ignoreDiacritics ) override;
   void getArticleText( uint32_t articleAddress, QString & headword, QString & text ) override;
 
-  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration ) override;
+  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled ) override;
 
   void setFTSParameters( Config::FullTextSearch const & fts ) override
   {
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ QString const & AardDictionary::getDescription()
   return dictionaryDescription;
 }
 
-void AardDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration )
+void AardDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled )
 {
   if ( !( Dictionary::needToRebuildIndex( getDictionaryFilenames(), ftsIdxName )
           || FtsHelpers::ftsIndexIsOldOrBad( this ) ) )
@@ -556,8 +556,6 @@ void AardDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration
   if ( ensureInitDone().size() )
     return;
 
-  if ( firstIteration && getArticleCount() > FTS::MaxDictionarySizeForFastSearch )
-    return;
 
   gdDebug( "Aard: Building the full-text index for dictionary: %s\n", getName().c_str() );
 
diff --git a/src/dict/bgl.cc b/src/dict/bgl.cc
index 1435d950..09c52919 100644
--- a/src/dict/bgl.cc
+++ b/src/dict/bgl.cc
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public:
 
   void getArticleText( uint32_t articleAddress, QString & headword, QString & text ) override;
 
-  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration ) override;
+  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled ) override;
 
   void setFTSParameters( Config::FullTextSearch const & fts ) override
   {
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ void BglDictionary::getArticleText( uint32_t articleAddress, QString & headword,
   }
 }
 
-void BglDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration )
+void BglDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled )
 {
   if ( !( Dictionary::needToRebuildIndex( getDictionaryFilenames(), ftsIdxName )
           || FtsHelpers::ftsIndexIsOldOrBad( this ) ) )
@@ -423,8 +423,6 @@ void BglDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration
   if ( haveFTSIndex() )
     return;
 
-  if ( firstIteration && getArticleCount() > FTS::MaxDictionarySizeForFastSearch )
-    return;
 
   gdDebug( "Bgl: Building the full-text index for dictionary: %s\n", getName().c_str() );
 
diff --git a/src/dict/dictdfiles.cc b/src/dict/dictdfiles.cc
index 60012101..169dc6d0 100644
--- a/src/dict/dictdfiles.cc
+++ b/src/dict/dictdfiles.cc
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public:
   getSearchResults( QString const & searchString, int searchMode, bool matchCase, bool ignoreDiacritics ) override;
   void getArticleText( uint32_t articleAddress, QString & headword, QString & text ) override;
 
-  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration ) override;
+  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled ) override;
 
   void setFTSParameters( Config::FullTextSearch const & fts ) override
   {
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ QString const & DictdDictionary::getDescription()
   return dictionaryDescription;
 }
 
-void DictdDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration )
+void DictdDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled )
 {
   if ( !( Dictionary::needToRebuildIndex( getDictionaryFilenames(), ftsIdxName )
           || FtsHelpers::ftsIndexIsOldOrBad( this ) ) )
@@ -447,8 +447,6 @@ void DictdDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteratio
   if ( ensureInitDone().size() )
     return;
 
-  if ( firstIteration && getArticleCount() > FTS::MaxDictionarySizeForFastSearch )
-    return;
 
   gdDebug( "DictD: Building the full-text index for dictionary: %s\n", getName().c_str() );
 
diff --git a/src/dict/dictionary.hh b/src/dict/dictionary.hh
index ef2ecdcc..cdb1e65b 100644
--- a/src/dict/dictionary.hh
+++ b/src/dict/dictionary.hh
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   /// Make index for full-text search
-  virtual void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt &, bool ) {}
+  virtual void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & ) {}
 
   /// Set full-text search parameters
   virtual void setFTSParameters( Config::FullTextSearch const & ) {}
diff --git a/src/dict/dsl.cc b/src/dict/dsl.cc
index 88ee1d44..ec2137a8 100644
--- a/src/dict/dsl.cc
+++ b/src/dict/dsl.cc
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public:
 
   void getArticleText( uint32_t articleAddress, QString & headword, QString & text ) override;
 
-  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration ) override;
+  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled ) override;
 
   void setFTSParameters( Config::FullTextSearch const & fts ) override
   {
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ QString DslDictionary::getMainFilename()
   return getDictionaryFilenames()[ 0 ].c_str();
 }
 
-void DslDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration )
+void DslDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled )
 {
   if ( !( Dictionary::needToRebuildIndex( getDictionaryFilenames(), ftsIdxName )
           || FtsHelpers::ftsIndexIsOldOrBad( this ) ) ) {
@@ -1086,8 +1086,6 @@ void DslDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration
   if ( !ensureInitDone().empty() )
     return;
 
-  if ( firstIteration && getArticleCount() > FTS::MaxDictionarySizeForFastSearch )
-    return;
 
   gdDebug( "Dsl: Building the full-text index for dictionary: %s\n", getName().c_str() );
 
diff --git a/src/dict/epwing.cc b/src/dict/epwing.cc
index ce3b26c0..98eae640 100644
--- a/src/dict/epwing.cc
+++ b/src/dict/epwing.cc
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public:
   getSearchResults( QString const & searchString, int searchMode, bool matchCase, bool ignoreDiacritics ) override;
   void getArticleText( uint32_t articleAddress, QString & headword, QString & text ) override;
 
-  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration ) override;
+  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled ) override;
 
   void setFTSParameters( Config::FullTextSearch const & fts ) override
   {
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ QString const & EpwingDictionary::getDescription()
   return dictionaryDescription;
 }
 
-void EpwingDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration )
+void EpwingDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled )
 {
   if ( !( Dictionary::needToRebuildIndex( getDictionaryFilenames(), ftsIdxName )
           || FtsHelpers::ftsIndexIsOldOrBad( this ) ) )
@@ -435,8 +435,6 @@ void EpwingDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIterati
   if ( haveFTSIndex() )
     return;
 
-  if ( firstIteration && getArticleCount() > FTS::MaxDictionarySizeForFastSearch )
-    return;
 
   gdDebug( "Epwing: Building the full-text index for dictionary: %s\n", getName().c_str() );
 
diff --git a/src/dict/gls.cc b/src/dict/gls.cc
index 03256a0f..c9376c0c 100644
--- a/src/dict/gls.cc
+++ b/src/dict/gls.cc
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ public:
 
   void getArticleText( uint32_t articleAddress, QString & headword, QString & text ) override;
 
-  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration ) override;
+  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled ) override;
 
   void setFTSParameters( Config::FullTextSearch const & fts ) override
   {
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ QString GlsDictionary::getMainFilename()
   return getDictionaryFilenames()[ 0 ].c_str();
 }
 
-void GlsDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration )
+void GlsDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled )
 {
   if ( !( Dictionary::needToRebuildIndex( getDictionaryFilenames(), ftsIdxName )
           || FtsHelpers::ftsIndexIsOldOrBad( this ) ) )
@@ -558,8 +558,6 @@ void GlsDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration
   if ( ensureInitDone().size() )
     return;
 
-  if ( firstIteration && getArticleCount() > FTS::MaxDictionarySizeForFastSearch )
-    return;
 
   gdDebug( "Gls: Building the full-text index for dictionary: %s\n", getName().c_str() );
 
diff --git a/src/dict/mdx.cc b/src/dict/mdx.cc
index 665f3a72..689cae2d 100644
--- a/src/dict/mdx.cc
+++ b/src/dict/mdx.cc
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public:
   getSearchResults( QString const & searchString, int searchMode, bool matchCase, bool ignoreDiacritics ) override;
   void getArticleText( uint32_t articleAddress, QString & headword, QString & text ) override;
 
-  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration ) override;
+  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled ) override;
 
   void setFTSParameters( Config::FullTextSearch const & fts ) override
   {
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ void MdxDictionary::doDeferredInit()
   }
 }
 
-void MdxDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration )
+void MdxDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled )
 {
   if ( !( Dictionary::needToRebuildIndex( getDictionaryFilenames(), ftsIdxName )
           || FtsHelpers::ftsIndexIsOldOrBad( this ) ) )
@@ -450,8 +450,6 @@ void MdxDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration
   //  if( !ensureInitDone().empty() )
   //    return;
 
-  if ( firstIteration && getArticleCount() > FTS::MaxDictionarySizeForFastSearch )
-    return;
 
   gdDebug( "MDict: Building the full-text index for dictionary: %s", getName().c_str() );
 
diff --git a/src/dict/sdict.cc b/src/dict/sdict.cc
index 207ffe23..fc98684f 100644
--- a/src/dict/sdict.cc
+++ b/src/dict/sdict.cc
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public:
   getSearchResults( QString const & searchString, int searchMode, bool matchCase, bool ignoreDiacritics ) override;
   void getArticleText( uint32_t articleAddress, QString & headword, QString & text ) override;
 
-  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration ) override;
+  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled ) override;
 
   void setFTSParameters( Config::FullTextSearch const & fts ) override
   {
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ void SdictDictionary::loadArticle( uint32_t address, string & articleText )
   articleText.append( "</div>" );
 }
 
-void SdictDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration )
+void SdictDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled )
 {
   if ( !( Dictionary::needToRebuildIndex( getDictionaryFilenames(), ftsIdxName )
           || FtsHelpers::ftsIndexIsOldOrBad( this ) ) )
@@ -391,8 +391,6 @@ void SdictDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteratio
   if ( ensureInitDone().size() )
     return;
 
-  if ( firstIteration && getArticleCount() > FTS::MaxDictionarySizeForFastSearch )
-    return;
 
   gdDebug( "SDict: Building the full-text index for dictionary: %s\n", getName().c_str() );
 
diff --git a/src/dict/slob.cc b/src/dict/slob.cc
index c8e1b164..5f19b564 100644
--- a/src/dict/slob.cc
+++ b/src/dict/slob.cc
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ public:
 
   quint64 getArticlePos( uint32_t articleNumber );
 
-  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration ) override;
+  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled ) override;
 
   void setFTSParameters( Config::FullTextSearch const & fts ) override
   {
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ quint64 SlobDictionary::getArticlePos( uint32_t articleNumber )
   return ( ( (quint64)( entry.binIndex ) ) << 32 ) | entry.itemIndex;
 }
 
-void SlobDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration )
+void SlobDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled )
 {
   if ( !( Dictionary::needToRebuildIndex( getDictionaryFilenames(), ftsIdxName )
           || FtsHelpers::ftsIndexIsOldOrBad( this ) ) )
@@ -903,8 +903,6 @@ void SlobDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration
   if ( !ensureInitDone().empty() )
     return;
 
-  if ( firstIteration && getArticleCount() > FTS::MaxDictionarySizeForFastSearch )
-    return;
 
   gdDebug( "Slob: Building the full-text index for dictionary: %s\n", getName().c_str() );
 
diff --git a/src/dict/stardict.cc b/src/dict/stardict.cc
index c5096aaa..b9346ca3 100644
--- a/src/dict/stardict.cc
+++ b/src/dict/stardict.cc
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public:
   getSearchResults( QString const & searchString, int searchMode, bool matchCase, bool ignoreDiacritics ) override;
   void getArticleText( uint32_t articleAddress, QString & headword, QString & text ) override;
 
-  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration ) override;
+  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled ) override;
 
   void setFTSParameters( Config::FullTextSearch const & fts ) override
   {
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ QString StardictDictionary::getMainFilename()
   return getDictionaryFilenames()[ 0 ].c_str();
 }
 
-void StardictDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration )
+void StardictDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled )
 {
   if ( !( Dictionary::needToRebuildIndex( getDictionaryFilenames(), ftsIdxName )
           || FtsHelpers::ftsIndexIsOldOrBad( this ) ) )
@@ -1097,8 +1097,6 @@ void StardictDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstItera
   if ( ensureInitDone().size() )
     return;
 
-  if ( firstIteration && getArticleCount() > FTS::MaxDictionarySizeForFastSearch )
-    return;
 
   gdDebug( "Stardict: Building the full-text index for dictionary: %s\n", getName().c_str() );
 
diff --git a/src/dict/xdxf.cc b/src/dict/xdxf.cc
index bda3fd85..bdb1f9b1 100644
--- a/src/dict/xdxf.cc
+++ b/src/dict/xdxf.cc
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public:
   getSearchResults( QString const & searchString, int searchMode, bool matchCase, bool ignoreDiacritics ) override;
   void getArticleText( uint32_t articleAddress, QString & headword, QString & text ) override;
 
-  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration ) override;
+  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled ) override;
 
   void setFTSParameters( Config::FullTextSearch const & fts ) override
   {
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ QString XdxfDictionary::getMainFilename()
   return getDictionaryFilenames()[ 0 ].c_str();
 }
 
-void XdxfDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration )
+void XdxfDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled )
 {
   if ( !( Dictionary::needToRebuildIndex( getDictionaryFilenames(), ftsIdxName )
           || FtsHelpers::ftsIndexIsOldOrBad( this ) ) )
@@ -381,8 +381,6 @@ void XdxfDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration
   if ( ensureInitDone().size() )
     return;
 
-  if ( firstIteration && getArticleCount() > FTS::MaxDictionarySizeForFastSearch )
-    return;
 
   gdDebug( "Xdxf: Building the full-text index for dictionary: %s\n", getName().c_str() );
 
diff --git a/src/dict/zim.cc b/src/dict/zim.cc
index 61a13ab4..78a05048 100644
--- a/src/dict/zim.cc
+++ b/src/dict/zim.cc
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public:
   getSearchResults( QString const & searchString, int searchMode, bool matchCase, bool ignoreDiacritics ) override;
   void getArticleText( uint32_t articleAddress, QString & headword, QString & text ) override;
 
-  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration ) override;
+  void makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled ) override;
 
   void setFTSParameters( Config::FullTextSearch const & fts ) override
   {
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ QString const & ZimDictionary::getDescription()
   return dictionaryDescription;
 }
 
-void ZimDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration )
+void ZimDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled )
 {
   if ( !( Dictionary::needToRebuildIndex( getDictionaryFilenames(), ftsIdxName )
           || FtsHelpers::ftsIndexIsOldOrBad( this ) ) )
@@ -492,9 +492,6 @@ void ZimDictionary::makeFTSIndex( QAtomicInt & isCancelled, bool firstIteration
   if ( !ensureInitDone().empty() )
     return;
 
-  if ( firstIteration )
-    return;
-
   gdDebug( "Zim: Building the full-text index for dictionary: %s\n", getName().c_str() );
   try {
     FtsHelpers::makeFTSIndex( this, isCancelled );
diff --git a/src/fulltextsearch.cc b/src/fulltextsearch.cc
index 34a9c80f..efcee7cd 100644
--- a/src/fulltextsearch.cc
+++ b/src/fulltextsearch.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void Indexing::run()
           const QString & dictionaryName = QString::fromUtf8( dictionary->getName().c_str() );
           qDebug() << "[FULLTEXT] checking fts for the dictionary:" << dictionaryName;
           emit sendNowIndexingName( dictionaryName );
-          dictionary->makeFTSIndex( isCancelled, false );
+          dictionary->makeFTSIndex( isCancelled );
         } );
         synchronizer.addFuture( f );
       }