1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 7cc0ce1..9c4dcdf 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -294,11 +294,6 @@ bfd_elf_get_str_section (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
       offset = i_shdrp[shindex]->sh_offset;
       shstrtabsize = i_shdrp[shindex]->sh_size;
 
-      /* PR binutils/17512: Do not even try to load
-	 a string table bigger than the entire file...  */
-      if (shstrtabsize >= (bfd_size_type) bfd_get_size (abfd))
-	return NULL;
-
       /* Allocate and clear an extra byte at the end, to prevent crashes
 	 in case the string table is not terminated.  */
       if (shstrtabsize + 1 <= 1