diff --git a/usr.sbin/ctm/ctm/ctm.h b/usr.sbin/ctm/ctm/ctm.h
index abee2d4acf2e..b733539bbd97 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ctm/ctm/ctm.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/ctm/ctm/ctm.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
 #define VERSION "2.0"
-#define MAXSIZE (1024*1024*40)
 
 #define SUBSUFF ".ctm"
 #define TMPSUFF ".ctmtmp"
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ctm/ctm/ctm_input.c b/usr.sbin/ctm/ctm/ctm_input.c
index 0a3eecb009a3..32166d311f12 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ctm/ctm/ctm_input.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ctm/ctm/ctm_input.c
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ Fbytecnt(FILE *fd, MD5_CTX *ctx, u_char term)
 	u_chars *= 10;
 	u_chars += (*q - '0');
     }
-    if(u_chars > MAXSIZE) {
-	Fatal("Bytecount too large.");
-	return -1;
-    }
     return u_chars;
 }