"max text repl size" used even after disabling replication

Hi All,

Transactional Replication was removed some months back from one of my SQL servers (SQL server 2005).

Still I got below error during insert in one of our columns: “Length of LOB data (xxxxxx) to be replicated exceeds configured maximum 65536.".

I have checked below and find no entries for replication: --no info in distribution DB --sp_replmonitorhelpsubscription @publisher = NULL, @publication_type = 0

Questions: 
1. Is there any other place where I check any remains of replication? 
2. Why do I get error about "max text repl size" parameter as I understand this will be used only if Trans repl only (as this is SQL 2005, so CDC cannot be configured) is enabled (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-sg/library/ms179573(v=sql.90).aspx) ?

any help is highly appreciated!!... thanks