diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_param.c b/sys/kern/subr_param.c
index fcd8131d4b0..1504a784c77 100644
--- a/sys/kern/subr_param.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_param.c
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@ init_param1(void)
 	TUNABLE_INT_FETCH("kern.ngroups", &ngroups_max);
 	if (ngroups_max < NGROUPS_MAX)
 		ngroups_max = NGROUPS_MAX;
-	if (ngroups_max > INT_MAX - 1)
-		ngroups_max = INT_MAX - 1;
 }
 
 /*