1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/oid.c b/src/oid.c
index 821442d1..127ad611 100644
--- a/src/oid.c
+++ b/src/oid.c
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ int git_oid_fromstrn(git_oid *out, const char *str, size_t length)
 	size_t p;
 	int v;
 
-	if (length < 4)
-		return oid_error_invalid("input too short");
-
 	if (length > GIT_OID_HEXSZ)
 		length = GIT_OID_HEXSZ;