diff --git a/src/bees.cc b/src/bees.cc
index 44d4ab1..31d9ac6 100644
--- a/src/bees.cc
+++ b/src/bees.cc
@@ -517,12 +517,6 @@ BeesTempFile::BeesTempFile(shared_ptr<BeesContext> ctx) :
 void
 BeesTempFile::realign()
 {
-	if (m_end_offset > BLOCK_SIZE_MAX_TEMP_FILE) {
-		BEESLOGINFO("temporary file size " << to_hex(m_end_offset) << " > max " << BLOCK_SIZE_MAX_TEMP_FILE);
-		BEESCOUNT(tmp_trunc);
-		reset();
-		return;
-	}
 	if (m_end_offset & BLOCK_MASK_CLONE) {
 		// BEESTRACE("temporary file size " << to_hex(m_end_offset) << " not aligned");
 		BEESCOUNT(tmp_realign);