diff --git a/python/pyspark/cloudpickle.py b/python/pyspark/cloudpickle.py
index 68062483dedaa..80e51d1a583a0 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/cloudpickle.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/cloudpickle.py
@@ -657,7 +657,6 @@ def save_partial(self, obj):
     def save_file(self, obj):
         """Save a file"""
         import StringIO as pystringIO #we can't use cStringIO as it lacks the name attribute
-        from ..transport.adapter import SerializingAdapter
 
         if not hasattr(obj, 'name') or  not hasattr(obj, 'mode'):
             raise pickle.PicklingError("Cannot pickle files that do not map to an actual file")
@@ -691,13 +690,10 @@ def save_file(self, obj):
             tmpfile.close()
             if tst != '':
                 raise pickle.PicklingError("Cannot pickle file %s as it does not appear to map to a physical, real file" % name)
-        elif fsize > SerializingAdapter.max_transmit_data:
-            raise pickle.PicklingError("Cannot pickle file %s as it exceeds cloudconf.py's max_transmit_data of %d" %
-                                       (name,SerializingAdapter.max_transmit_data))
         else:
             try:
                 tmpfile = file(name)
-                contents = tmpfile.read(SerializingAdapter.max_transmit_data)
+                contents = tmpfile.read()
                 tmpfile.close()
             except IOError:
                 raise pickle.PicklingError("Cannot pickle file %s as it cannot be read" % name)
diff --git a/python/pyspark/tests.py b/python/pyspark/tests.py
index 3e74799e82845..b984e969c5c6c 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/tests.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/tests.py
@@ -169,6 +169,17 @@ def test_namedtuple(self):
         self.assertEquals(p1, p2)
 
 
+# Regression test for SPARK-3415
+class CloudPickleTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_pickling_file_handles(self):
+        from pyspark.cloudpickle import dumps
+        from StringIO import StringIO
+        from pickle import load
+        out1 = sys.stderr
+        out2 = load(StringIO(dumps(out1)))
+        self.assertEquals(out1, out2)
+
+
 class PySparkTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):