diff --git a/telegram/constants.py b/telegram/constants.py
index 71f9f3766..8e2fbf68c 100644
--- a/telegram/constants.py
+++ b/telegram/constants.py
@@ -1836,7 +1836,6 @@ class MessageLimit(IntEnum):
     :paramref:`~telegram.Bot.edit_message_text.text` parameter of
     :meth:`telegram.Bot.edit_message_text`.
     """
-    # TODO this constant is not used. helpers.py contains 64 as a number
     DEEP_LINK_LENGTH = 64
     """:obj:`int`: Maximum number of characters for a deep link."""
     # TODO this constant is not used anywhere
diff --git a/telegram/helpers.py b/telegram/helpers.py
index d303b64a7..7d15fed84 100644
--- a/telegram/helpers.py
+++ b/telegram/helpers.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from html import escape
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, Union
 
 from telegram._utils.types import MarkdownVersion
-from telegram.constants import MessageType
+from telegram.constants import MessageLimit, MessageType
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from telegram import Message, Update
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ def create_deep_linked_url(
         :obj:`str`: An URL to start the bot with specific parameters.
 
     Raises:
-        :exc:`ValueError`: If the length of the :paramref:`payload` exceeds 64 characters,
+        :exc:`ValueError`: If the length of the :paramref:`payload` exceeds \
+        :tg-const:`telegram.constants.MessageLimit.DEEP_LINK_LENGTH` characters,
             contains invalid characters, or if the :paramref:`bot_username` is less than 4
             characters.
     """
@@ -184,8 +185,10 @@ def create_deep_linked_url(
     if not payload:
         return base_url
 
-    if len(payload) > 64:
-        raise ValueError("The deep-linking payload must not exceed 64 characters.")
+    if len(payload) > MessageLimit.DEEP_LINK_LENGTH:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"The deep-linking payload must not exceed {MessageLimit.DEEP_LINK_LENGTH} characters."
+        )
 
     if not re.match(r"^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$", payload):
         raise ValueError(