diff --git a/src/SHAMapNodes.cpp b/src/SHAMapNodes.cpp
index c817404ac9..42ff2a92ff 100644
--- a/src/SHAMapNodes.cpp
+++ b/src/SHAMapNodes.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ SHAMapTreeNode::SHAMapTreeNode(const SHAMapNode& id, const std::vector<unsigned
 
 	int type = s.removeLastByte();
 	int len = s.getLength();
-	if ((type < 0) || (type > 3) || (len < 32)) throw SHAMapException(InvalidNode);
+	if ((type < 0) || (type > 3)) throw SHAMapException(InvalidNode);
 
 	if (type == 0)
 	{ // transaction