diff --git a/src/RODBC.c b/src/RODBC.c
index 73d9bf3..b98024d 100644
--- a/src/RODBC.c
+++ b/src/RODBC.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ static int cachenbind(pRODBCHandle thisHandle, int nRows)
 	    SQLLEN datalen = thisHandle->ColData[i].ColSize;
 	    if (datalen <= 0 || datalen < COLMAX) datalen = COLMAX;
 	    /* sanity check as the reports are sometimes unreliable */
-	    if (datalen > 65535) datalen = 65535;
+	    /*if (datalen > 65535) datalen = 65535;
 	    thisHandle->ColData[i].pData =
 		Calloc(nRows * (datalen + 1), char);
 	    thisHandle->ColData[i].datalen = datalen;