diff --git a/src/sfnt/sfwoff2.c b/src/sfnt/sfwoff2.c
index 49ad5cc81..fecae276c 100644
--- a/src/sfnt/sfwoff2.c
+++ b/src/sfnt/sfwoff2.c
@@ -2257,13 +2257,6 @@
       goto Exit;
     }
 
-    if ( woff2.uncompressed_size > sfnt_size )
-    {
-      FT_ERROR(( "woff2_open_font: SFNT table lengths are too large.\n" ));
-      error = FT_THROW( Invalid_Table );
-      goto Exit;
-    }
-
     /* Allocate memory for uncompressed table data. */
     if ( FT_QALLOC( uncompressed_buf, woff2.uncompressed_size ) ||
          FT_FRAME_ENTER( woff2.totalCompressedSize )            )