diff --git a/src/digital-components/textarea-question/textarea-question.vue b/src/digital-components/textarea-question/textarea-question.vue
index 81ff0e9ec..412cffa19 100644
--- a/src/digital-components/textarea-question/textarea-question.vue
+++ b/src/digital-components/textarea-question/textarea-question.vue
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
         <textarea
             id="textarea-comments"
             class="p-4"
-            maxlength="250"
+            :maxlength=maxLength
             role="textbox"
             contenteditable="true"
             aria-multiline="true"
             aria-required="false"></textarea>
         <p tabindex="0" class="caption mt-2 mb-0" id="charactersremaining">
-            250/250 characters remaining
+            {{maxLength}}/{{maxLength}} characters remaining
         </p>
     </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/layouts/customer-details/customer-details.vue b/src/layouts/customer-details/customer-details.vue
index 6174868f2..a23918284 100644
--- a/src/layouts/customer-details/customer-details.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/customer-details/customer-details.vue
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
     <textareaquestion
         cmsWidgetName="CustomerDetailsTextAreaLabelText"
         :labelText="textAreaLabelCopy"
-        :labelTextOptional="textAreaLabelCopyOptional"
-        textAreaLabelText
+        maxLength=250
         isRequired
      />
 </template>