diff --git a/code/features-index/lexicon/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/dict/DictionaryMap.java b/code/features-index/lexicon/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/dict/DictionaryMap.java
index 64bd8030..dc904441 100644
--- a/code/features-index/lexicon/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/dict/DictionaryMap.java
+++ b/code/features-index/lexicon/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/dict/DictionaryMap.java
@@ -4,12 +4,7 @@ public interface DictionaryMap {
     int NO_VALUE = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
 
     static DictionaryMap create() {
-        if (!Boolean.getBoolean("large-ram")) {
-            return new OnHeapDictionaryMap();
-        }
-        else {
-            return new OffHeapDictionaryHashMap(1L << 31);
-        }
+        return new OnHeapDictionaryMap();
     }
 
     int size();
diff --git a/code/features-index/lexicon/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/dict/OnHeapDictionaryMap.java b/code/features-index/lexicon/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/dict/OnHeapDictionaryMap.java
index 067c2cdc..3b70e7e4 100644
--- a/code/features-index/lexicon/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/dict/OnHeapDictionaryMap.java
+++ b/code/features-index/lexicon/src/main/java/nu/marginalia/dict/OnHeapDictionaryMap.java
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ package nu.marginalia.dict;
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.longs.Long2IntOpenHashMap;
 
 public class OnHeapDictionaryMap implements DictionaryMap {
-    private final Long2IntOpenHashMap entries = new Long2IntOpenHashMap(100_000, 0.75f);
+    private static final int DEFAULT_SIZE = Integer.getInteger("lexiconSizeHint", 100_000);
+    private final Long2IntOpenHashMap entries = new Long2IntOpenHashMap(DEFAULT_SIZE, 0.75f);
 
     @Override
     public int size() {