diff --git a/lighthouse-core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js b/lighthouse-core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js
index b0cfc7c09bd6..c01436bb9a68 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js
@@ -16,20 +16,13 @@ const Audit = require('../audit.js');
 const Util = require('../../report/html/renderer/util.js');
 const i18n = require('../../lib/i18n/i18n.js');
 
-const MAX_DOM_ELEMENTS = 1500;
-const MAX_DOM_TREE_WIDTH = 60;
-const MAX_DOM_TREE_DEPTH = 32;
-
 const UIStrings = {
   /** Title of a diagnostic audit that provides detail on the size of the web page's DOM. The size of a DOM is characterized by the total number of DOM elements and greatest DOM depth. This descriptive title is shown to users when the amount is acceptable and no user action is required. */
   title: 'Avoids an excessive DOM size',
   /** Title of a diagnostic audit that provides detail on the size of the web page's DOM. The size of a DOM is characterized by the total number of DOM elements and greatest DOM depth. This imperative title is shown to users when there is a significant amount of execution time that could be reduced. */
   failureTitle: 'Avoid an excessive DOM size',
   /** Description of a Lighthouse audit that tells the user *why* they should reduce the size of the web page's DOM. The size of a DOM is characterized by the total number of DOM elements and greatest DOM depth. This is displayed after a user expands the section to see more. No character length limits. 'Learn More' becomes link text to additional documentation. */
-  description: 'Browser engineers recommend pages contain fewer than ' +
-    `~${MAX_DOM_ELEMENTS.toLocaleString()} DOM elements. The sweet spot is a tree ` +
-    `depth < ${MAX_DOM_TREE_DEPTH} elements and fewer than ${MAX_DOM_TREE_WIDTH} ` +
-    'children/parent element. A large DOM can increase memory usage, cause longer ' +
+  description: 'A large DOM will increase memory usage, cause longer ' +
     '[style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), ' +
     'and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Learn more](https://web.dev/dom-size).',
   /** Table column header for the type of statistic. These statistics describe how big the DOM is (count of DOM elements, children, depth). */
@@ -55,10 +48,6 @@ const str_ = i18n.createMessageInstanceIdFn(__filename, UIStrings);
 
 
 class DOMSize extends Audit {
-  static get MAX_DOM_ELEMENTS() {
-    return MAX_DOM_ELEMENTS;
-  }
-
   /**
    * @return {LH.Audit.Meta}
    */
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-US.json b/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-US.json
index 0d21d4a2eb02..5aa16222ca78 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-US.json
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
     "message": "Value"
   },
   "lighthouse-core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js | description": {
-    "message": "Browser engineers recommend pages contain fewer than ~1,500 DOM elements. The sweet spot is a tree depth < 32 elements and fewer than 60 children/parent element. A large DOM can increase memory usage, cause longer [style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Learn more](https://web.dev/dom-size)."
+    "message": "A large DOM will increase memory usage, cause longer [style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Learn more](https://web.dev/dom-size)."
   },
   "lighthouse-core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js | displayValue": {
     "message": "{itemCount, plural,\n    =1 {1 element}\n    other {# elements}\n    }"
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-XL.json b/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-XL.json
index 0ac673edaf65..71823e2d82c2 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-XL.json
+++ b/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-XL.json
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
     "message": "V̂ál̂úê"
   },
   "lighthouse-core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js | description": {
-    "message": "B̂ŕôẃŝér̂ én̂ǵîńêér̂ś r̂éĉóm̂ḿêńd̂ ṕâǵêś ĉón̂t́âín̂ f́êẃêŕ t̂h́âń ~1,500 D̂ÓM̂ él̂ém̂én̂t́ŝ. T́ĥé ŝẃêét̂ śp̂ót̂ íŝ á t̂ŕêé d̂ép̂t́ĥ < 32 él̂ém̂én̂t́ŝ án̂d́ f̂éŵér̂ t́ĥán̂ 60 ćĥíl̂d́r̂én̂/ṕâŕêńt̂ él̂ém̂én̂t́. Â ĺâŕĝé D̂ÓM̂ ćâń îńĉŕêáŝé m̂ém̂ór̂ý ûśâǵê, ćâúŝé l̂ón̂ǵêŕ [ŝt́ŷĺê ćâĺĉúl̂át̂íôńŝ](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), án̂d́ p̂ŕôd́ûćê ćôśt̂ĺŷ [ĺâýôút̂ ŕêf́l̂óŵś](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [L̂éâŕn̂ ḿôŕê](https://web.dev/dom-size)."
+    "message": "Â ĺâŕĝé D̂ÓM̂ ẃîĺl̂ ín̂ćr̂éâśê ḿêḿôŕŷ úŝáĝé, ĉáûśê ĺôńĝér̂ [śt̂ýl̂é ĉál̂ćûĺât́îón̂ś](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), âńd̂ ṕr̂ód̂úĉé ĉóŝt́l̂ý [l̂áŷóût́ r̂éf̂ĺôẃŝ](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Ĺêár̂ń m̂ór̂é](https://web.dev/dom-size)."
   },
   "lighthouse-core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js | displayValue": {
     "message": "{itemCount, plural,\n    =1 {1 êĺêḿêńt̂}\n    other {# él̂ém̂én̂t́ŝ}\n    }"
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/test/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size-test.js b/lighthouse-core/test/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size-test.js
index 509568c443e2..67c7bb457be5 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/test/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size-test.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/test/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size-test.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const options = DOMSize.defaultOptions;
 /* eslint-env jest */
 
 describe('DOMSize audit', () => {
-  const numElements = DOMSize.MAX_DOM_ELEMENTS;
+  const numElements = 1500;
   const artifact = {
     DOMStats: {
       totalBodyElements: numElements,
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json b/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json
index c3ba3a1f922b..8457ed445e81 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json
+++ b/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json
@@ -2648,7 +2648,7 @@
     "dom-size": {
       "id": "dom-size",
       "title": "Avoids an excessive DOM size",
-      "description": "Browser engineers recommend pages contain fewer than ~1,500 DOM elements. The sweet spot is a tree depth < 32 elements and fewer than 60 children/parent element. A large DOM can increase memory usage, cause longer [style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Learn more](https://web.dev/dom-size).",
+      "description": "A large DOM will increase memory usage, cause longer [style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Learn more](https://web.dev/dom-size).",
       "score": 1,
       "scoreDisplayMode": "numeric",
       "numericValue": 31,
diff --git a/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json b/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json
index 63b56c509513..ee4da2393b7e 100644
--- a/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json
+++ b/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@
             "title": "Document has a `<title>` element"
         },
         "dom-size": {
-            "description": "Browser engineers recommend pages contain fewer than ~1,500 DOM elements. The sweet spot is a tree depth < 32 elements and fewer than 60 children/parent element. A large DOM can increase memory usage, cause longer [style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Learn more](https://web.dev/dom-size).",
+            "description": "A large DOM will increase memory usage, cause longer [style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Learn more](https://web.dev/dom-size).",
             "details": {
                 "headings": [
                     {