diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css b/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
index 866793a0ed..612c45e30b 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
@@ -664,12 +664,6 @@ form.initial-form.quickpress-open input#title {
 	padding: 8px 12px 4px;
 }
 
-#future-posts .show-more,
-#published-posts .show-more {
-	float: right;
-	margin-right: 12px;
-}
-
 #future-posts ul,
 #published-posts ul {
 	clear: both;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index ebafa393ce..0586299d03 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ function wp_dashboard_site_activity() {
 	echo '<div id="activity-widget">';
 
 	$future_posts = wp_dashboard_recent_posts( array(
-		'display' => 2,
 		'max'     => 5,
 		'status'  => 'future',
 		'order'   => 'ASC',
@@ -538,7 +537,6 @@ function wp_dashboard_site_activity() {
 		'id'      => 'future-posts',
 	) );
 	$recent_posts = wp_dashboard_recent_posts( array(
-		'display' => 2,
 		'max'     => 5,
 		'status'  => 'publish',
 		'order'   => 'DESC',
@@ -566,8 +564,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_site_activity() {
  * @param array $args {
  *     An array of query and display arguments.
  *
- *     @type int    $display Number of posts to display.
- *     @type int    $max     Maximum number of posts to query.
+ *     @type int    $max     Number of posts to display.
  *     @type string $status  Post status.
  *     @type string $order   Designates ascending ('ASC') or descending ('DESC') order.
  *     @type string $title   Section title.
@@ -591,10 +588,6 @@ function wp_dashboard_recent_posts( $args ) {
 
 		echo '<div id="' . $args['id'] . '" class="activity-block">';
 
-		if ( $posts->post_count > $args['display'] ) {
-			echo '<small class="show-more hide-if-no-js"><a href="#">' . sprintf( __( 'See %s more&hellip;'), $posts->post_count - intval( $args['display'] ) ) . '</a></small>';
-		}
-
 		echo '<h4>' . $args['title'] . '</h4>';
 
 		echo '<ul>';
@@ -625,9 +618,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_recent_posts( $args ) {
   				_draft_or_post_title()
   			);
 
- 			$hidden = $i >= $args['display'] ? ' class="hidden"' : '';
- 			echo "<li{$hidden}>$text</li>";
-			$i++;
+ 			echo "<li>$text</li>";
 		}
 
 		echo '</ul>';
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js b/src/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
index 4d4eb50d0c..47bc4481d2 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
@@ -123,12 +123,6 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 
 	$( '.meta-box-sortables' ).sortable( 'option', 'containment', 'document' );
 
-	// Activity Widget
-	$( '.show-more a' ).on( 'click', function(e) {
-		$( this ).fadeOut().closest('.activity-block').find( 'li.hidden' ).fadeIn().removeClass( 'hidden' );
-		e.preventDefault();
-	});
-
 	function autoResizeTextarea() {
 		// Add a hidden div. We'll copy over the text from the textarea to measure its height.
 		$('body').append( '<div class="quick-draft-textarea-clone" style="display: none;"></div>' );