diff --git a/Python/import.c b/Python/import.c
index d5b89d59668..8bd7a61722f 100644
--- a/Python/import.c
+++ b/Python/import.c
@@ -2052,12 +2052,6 @@ find_module(PyObject *fullname, PyObject *name, PyObject *search_path_list,
     if (p_loader != NULL)
         *p_loader = NULL;
 
-    if (PyUnicode_GET_LENGTH(name) > MAXPATHLEN) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
-                        "module name is too long");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
     /* sys.meta_path import hook */
     if (p_loader != NULL) {
         _Py_IDENTIFIER(find_module);