Remove code related to `num_entries` #3105

Job	Run time
env	1s
gatekeeper	4s
changes	2s
windows	0s
mac	0s
ubuntu	0s
documentation	0s
application_tester	0s
guitest	0s
pytest	0s
application_tester_draft / run (ubuntu-latest)	4m 10s
guitest_draft / run (windows-latest)	3m 4s
coverage_draft / generate and upload	4m 13s
scripttest_draft / run	2m 3s
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