diff --git a/src/unix.rs b/src/unix.rs
index 98bca11..407c0a9 100644
--- a/src/unix.rs
+++ b/src/unix.rs
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ pub struct Acquired {
 
 impl Client {
     pub fn new(mut limit: usize) -> io::Result<Client> {
-        if limit > PIPE_BUF {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other,  "Can't have limit larger than 4096 since the pipe would block forever when writing to it"));
-        }
-
         let client = unsafe { Client::mk()? };
 
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