1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/balancer/balancer_policy.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/balancer/balancer_policy.cpp
index 07ed023e774..4e0ff4c3ccb 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/balancer/balancer_policy.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/balancer/balancer_policy.cpp
@@ -224,11 +224,6 @@ StatusWith<ZoneInfo> ZoneInfo::getZonesForCollection(OperationContext* opCtx,
 
 Status BalancerPolicy::isShardSuitableReceiver(const ClusterStatistics::ShardStatistics& stat,
                                                const string& chunkZone) {
-    if (stat.isSizeMaxed()) {
-        return {ErrorCodes::IllegalOperation,
-                str::stream() << stat.shardId << " has reached its maximum storage size."};
-    }
-
     if (stat.isDraining) {
         return {ErrorCodes::IllegalOperation,
                 str::stream() << stat.shardId << " is currently draining."};