diff --git a/xen/drivers/video/lfb.c b/xen/drivers/video/lfb.c
index 0475a68296..5022195ae5 100644
--- a/xen/drivers/video/lfb.c
+++ b/xen/drivers/video/lfb.c
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 #include "lfb.h"
 #include "font.h"
 
-#define MAX_XRES 1900
-#define MAX_YRES 1200
-
 struct lfb_status {
     struct lfb_prop lfbp;
 
@@ -146,13 +143,6 @@ void lfb_carriage_return(void)
 
 int __init lfb_init(struct lfb_prop *lfbp)
 {
-    if ( lfbp->width > MAX_XRES || lfbp->height > MAX_YRES )
-    {
-        printk(XENLOG_WARNING "Couldn't initialize a %ux%u framebuffer early.\n",
-               lfbp->width, lfbp->height);
-        return -EINVAL;
-    }
-
     lfb.lfbp = *lfbp;
 
     lfb.lbuf = xmalloc_bytes(lfb.lfbp.bytes_per_line);