diff --git a/compiler/pexpr.pas b/compiler/pexpr.pas
index 3bdf0480aa..8ab9a25060 100644
--- a/compiler/pexpr.pas
+++ b/compiler/pexpr.pas
@@ -108,15 +108,6 @@ implementation
                  { error recovery }
                  consume(_RECKKLAMMER);
                end
-             {else
-               begin
-                if (tordconstnode(p).value<=0) then
-                  begin
-                     Message(parser_e_invalid_string_size);
-                     tordconstnode(p).value:=255;
-                  end;
-                 consume(_RECKKLAMMER);
-               end}
              else
                begin
                 if (tordconstnode(p).value<=0) then