Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java
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diff -u -rfb75427cc2eefc24f942e89b3c938bed84a0ff7f -r36d9af9cb71edbbf24ae3fee278917346a8dba56
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java	(.../AuthoringService.java)	(revision fb75427cc2eefc24f942e89b3c938bed84a0ff7f)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java	(.../AuthoringService.java)	(revision 36d9af9cb71edbbf24ae3fee278917346a8dba56)
@@ -1537,7 +1537,13 @@
     public List<LearningDesignAccess> updateLearningDesignAccessByUser(Integer userId) {
 	List<LearningDesignAccess> accessList = learningDesignDAO.getAccessByUser(userId);
 	List<LearningDesignAccess> result = new LinkedList<>();
-	for (LearningDesignAccess access : accessList) {
+	for (int accessIndex = 0; accessIndex < accessList.size(); accessIndex++) {
+	    LearningDesignAccess access = accessList.get(accessIndex);
+	    if (accessIndex >= LEARNING_DESIGN_ACCESS_ENTRIES_LIMIT) {
+		// remove oldest entries above limit
+		baseDAO.delete(access);
+		continue;
+	    }
 	    LearningDesign learningDesign = learningDesignDAO.getLearningDesignById(access.getLearningDesignId());
 	    if (learningDesign == null) {
 		log.warn("When getting recent access list for Author with ID " + userId + " LD with ID "
Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/IAuthoringFullService.java
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diff -u -r344a7854d00abbb7a6bb0bb3756970234be71f76 -r36d9af9cb71edbbf24ae3fee278917346a8dba56
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/IAuthoringFullService.java	(.../IAuthoringFullService.java)	(revision 344a7854d00abbb7a6bb0bb3756970234be71f76)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/IAuthoringFullService.java	(.../IAuthoringFullService.java)	(revision 36d9af9cb71edbbf24ae3fee278917346a8dba56)
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
  */
 public interface IAuthoringFullService extends IAuthoringService {
 
+    static int LEARNING_DESIGN_ACCESS_ENTRIES_LIMIT = 7;
+
     /**
      * Create a copy of learning design as per the requested learning design and saves it in the given workspacefolder.
      * Designed to be called when user tries to copy a learning design using the Authoring interface. Does not set the
Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/web/AuthoringController.java
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diff -u -rf95c86fefb27fbad60e46af80e1a487bae53561a -r36d9af9cb71edbbf24ae3fee278917346a8dba56
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/web/AuthoringController.java	(.../AuthoringController.java)	(revision f95c86fefb27fbad60e46af80e1a487bae53561a)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/web/AuthoringController.java	(.../AuthoringController.java)	(revision 36d9af9cb71edbbf24ae3fee278917346a8dba56)
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@
     @Autowired
     WebApplicationContext applicationContext;
 
-    private static int LEARNING_DESIGN_ACCESS_ENTRIES_LIMIT = 7;
-
     private Integer getUserId() {
 	HttpSession ss = SessionManager.getSession();
 	UserDTO user = (UserDTO) ss.getAttribute(AttributeNames.USER);
@@ -150,8 +148,6 @@
 	request.setAttribute("learningLibraryGroups", groupsJSON.toString());
 
 	List<LearningDesignAccess> accessList = authoringService.updateLearningDesignAccessByUser(getUserId());
-	accessList = accessList.subList(0,
-		Math.min(accessList.size(), AuthoringController.LEARNING_DESIGN_ACCESS_ENTRIES_LIMIT - 1));
 	request.setAttribute("access", JsonUtil.toString(accessList));
 	request.setAttribute("licenses", authoringService.getAvailableLicenses());
 
@@ -227,8 +223,6 @@
 	responseJSON.set("ld", ldJSON);
 
 	List<LearningDesignAccess> accessList = authoringService.updateLearningDesignAccessByUser(userId);
-	accessList = accessList.subList(0,
-		Math.min(accessList.size(), AuthoringController.LEARNING_DESIGN_ACCESS_ENTRIES_LIMIT - 1));
 	responseJSON.set("access", JsonUtil.readArray(accessList));
 
 	response.setContentType("application/json;charset=utf-8");
@@ -417,9 +411,6 @@
 	Integer userId = getUserId();
 
 	List<LearningDesignAccess> accessList = authoringService.updateLearningDesignAccessByUser(userId);
-	accessList = accessList.subList(0,
-		Math.min(accessList.size(), AuthoringController.LEARNING_DESIGN_ACCESS_ENTRIES_LIMIT - 1));
-
 	response.setContentType("application/json;charset=utf-8");
 	return JsonUtil.toString(accessList);
     }