diff --git a/Classes/Controller/ListByCategoryController.php b/Classes/Controller/ListByCategoryController.php
index afaa2f041e7a8b050d3f368ead53ab890a32f71b..9a5d65e2e593d045c6ec181be7de0d03f8593c0e 100644
--- a/Classes/Controller/ListByCategoryController.php
+++ b/Classes/Controller/ListByCategoryController.php
@@ -56,12 +56,11 @@ class ListByCategoryController extends AbstractController {
 	 * Renders the news list of a category
 	 *
 	 * @param array $newsMetaData
-	 * @param array $newsFilter
 	 * @return void
 	 * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
 	 * @throws \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Persistence\Exception\InvalidQueryException
 	 */
-	public function indexAction(array $newsMetaData = [], array $newsFilter = []) {
+	public function indexAction(array $newsMetaData = []) {
 		$filterByCategories = FALSE;
 		$categoryUids = GeneralUtility::intExplode(',', $this->settings['categories']);
 		$tagUids = GeneralUtility::intExplode(',', $this->settings['tags'], TRUE);
@@ -72,19 +71,10 @@ class ListByCategoryController extends AbstractController {
 			}
 		}
 
-		// remember selection of the filter values
-		$selectedTag = $this->tagRepository->findByUid((int) $newsFilter['tag']);
-		$selectedCategory = $this->categoryRepository->findByUid((int) $newsFilter['category']);
-		$this->view->assign('selectedTag', $selectedTag);
-		$this->view->assign('selectedCategory', $selectedCategory);
-
 		if (!$filterByCategories) {
 			$categoryUids = [(int) $GLOBALS['TSFE']->id];
 		}
 
-		$tags = $this->tagRepository->findAll()->toArray();
-		$this->view->assign('tags', $tags);
-
 		$categories = [];
 		foreach ($categoryUids as $categoryUid) {
 			$categories[$categoryUid] = $this->categoryRepository->findByUid($categoryUid);
@@ -127,7 +117,7 @@ class ListByCategoryController extends AbstractController {
 			$nextPage = $currentPageBrowserPage + 1;
 			if ($nextPage <= $numberOfPages) {
 				GeneralUtility::_GETset(['tx_sgnews_pagebrowser' => ['currentPage' => $nextPage]]);
-				$this->indexAction($newsMetaData, $newsFilter);
+				$this->indexAction($newsMetaData);
 				return;
 			}
 		}