diff --git a/src/nhttpd/yhttpd_core/helper.cpp b/src/nhttpd/yhttpd_core/helper.cpp
index 1dabc4db6..ee457860f 100644
--- a/src/nhttpd/yhttpd_core/helper.cpp
+++ b/src/nhttpd/yhttpd_core/helper.cpp
@@ -81,14 +81,7 @@ std::string timeString(time_t time) {
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::string string_printf(const char *fmt, ...) {
 	va_list arglist;
-	va_start (arglist, fmt);
-	int len = vsnprintf (NULL, 0, fmt, arglist);
-	va_end (arglist);
 	const int bufferlen = 4*1024;
-	if(len >=  bufferlen){
-		printf("string_printf: error: buffer overflow : len %i line %i\n",len,__LINE__);
-		return "error";
-	}
 	char buffer[bufferlen] = {0};
 	va_start(arglist, fmt);
 	vsnprintf(buffer, bufferlen, fmt, arglist);