diff --git a/sys/amd64/amd64/machdep.c b/sys/amd64/amd64/machdep.c
index e4186eeaace..abc6d0ef9ed 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/amd64/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/amd64/machdep.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	from: @(#)machdep.c	7.4 (Berkeley) 6/3/91
- *	$Id: machdep.c,v 1.201 1996/09/03 18:50:36 nate Exp $
+ *	$Id: machdep.c,v 1.202 1996/09/06 23:07:03 phk Exp $
  */
 
 #include "npx.h"
@@ -1144,17 +1144,6 @@ init386(first)
 			       bootinfo.bi_extmem, biosextmem);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Some 386 machines might give us a bogus number for extended
-	 *	mem. If this happens, stop now.
-	 */
-#ifndef LARGEMEM
-	if (biosextmem > 65536) {
-		panic("extended memory beyond limit of 64MB");
-		/* NOTREACHED */
-	}
-#endif
-
 	pagesinbase = biosbasemem * 1024 / PAGE_SIZE;
 	pagesinext = biosextmem * 1024 / PAGE_SIZE;
 
diff --git a/sys/conf/options.i386 b/sys/conf/options.i386
index 7a839e6e2ee..11837174799 100644
--- a/sys/conf/options.i386
+++ b/sys/conf/options.i386
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$Id: options.i386,v 1.15 1996/09/06 23:33:45 pst Exp $
+#	$Id: options.i386,v 1.16 1996/09/10 21:38:47 bde Exp $
 BOUNCEPAGES		opt_bounce.h
 USER_LDT
 MATH_EMULATE		opt_math_emulate.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ COMPAT_LINUX		opt_dontuse.h
 
 SHOW_BUSYBUFS		opt_machdep.h
 PANIC_REBOOT_WAIT_TIME	opt_machdep.h
-LARGEMEM		opt_machdep.h
 MAXMEM			opt_machdep.h
 PERFMON			opt_perfmon.h
 AUTO_EOI_1		opt_auto_eoi.h
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/options.i386 b/sys/i386/conf/options.i386
index 7a839e6e2ee..11837174799 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/options.i386
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/options.i386
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$Id: options.i386,v 1.15 1996/09/06 23:33:45 pst Exp $
+#	$Id: options.i386,v 1.16 1996/09/10 21:38:47 bde Exp $
 BOUNCEPAGES		opt_bounce.h
 USER_LDT
 MATH_EMULATE		opt_math_emulate.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ COMPAT_LINUX		opt_dontuse.h
 
 SHOW_BUSYBUFS		opt_machdep.h
 PANIC_REBOOT_WAIT_TIME	opt_machdep.h
-LARGEMEM		opt_machdep.h
 MAXMEM			opt_machdep.h
 PERFMON			opt_perfmon.h
 AUTO_EOI_1		opt_auto_eoi.h
diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/machdep.c b/sys/i386/i386/machdep.c
index e4186eeaace..abc6d0ef9ed 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/machdep.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	from: @(#)machdep.c	7.4 (Berkeley) 6/3/91
- *	$Id: machdep.c,v 1.201 1996/09/03 18:50:36 nate Exp $
+ *	$Id: machdep.c,v 1.202 1996/09/06 23:07:03 phk Exp $
  */
 
 #include "npx.h"
@@ -1144,17 +1144,6 @@ init386(first)
 			       bootinfo.bi_extmem, biosextmem);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Some 386 machines might give us a bogus number for extended
-	 *	mem. If this happens, stop now.
-	 */
-#ifndef LARGEMEM
-	if (biosextmem > 65536) {
-		panic("extended memory beyond limit of 64MB");
-		/* NOTREACHED */
-	}
-#endif
-
 	pagesinbase = biosbasemem * 1024 / PAGE_SIZE;
 	pagesinext = biosextmem * 1024 / PAGE_SIZE;