diff --git a/components/jcf2/Process/Returns/RemoveReturnsAfterBegin.pas b/components/jcf2/Process/Returns/RemoveReturnsAfterBegin.pas
index dcac592889..ae608e35ab 100644
--- a/components/jcf2/Process/Returns/RemoveReturnsAfterBegin.pas
+++ b/components/jcf2/Process/Returns/RemoveReturnsAfterBegin.pas
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ begin
   lcNext := lcSourceToken.NextTokenWithExclusions([ttWhiteSpace, ttReturn]);
 
   liReturnCount := 0;
-  liMaxReturns := 2;
+  liMaxReturns := Succ(FormattingSettings.Returns.MaxBlankLinesInSection);
   lcTest := lcSourceToken;
 
   { remove all returns up to that point (except one) }
diff --git a/components/jcf2/Process/Returns/RemoveReturnsBeforeEnd.pas b/components/jcf2/Process/Returns/RemoveReturnsBeforeEnd.pas
index 77d36b0c48..f4c7502ccb 100644
--- a/components/jcf2/Process/Returns/RemoveReturnsBeforeEnd.pas
+++ b/components/jcf2/Process/Returns/RemoveReturnsBeforeEnd.pas
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ begin
     exit;
 
   liReturnCount := 0;
-  liMaxReturns := 2;
+  liMaxReturns := Succ(FormattingSettings.Returns.MaxBlankLinesInSection);
   lcTest := lcSourceToken;
 
   { remove all returns up to that point (except one) }