diff --git a/src/hydra-queue-runner/build-remote.cc b/src/hydra-queue-runner/build-remote.cc
index 21a6c331..05380681 100644
--- a/src/hydra-queue-runner/build-remote.cc
+++ b/src/hydra-queue-runner/build-remote.cc
@@ -468,11 +468,6 @@ void State::buildRemote(ref<Store> destStore,
                 infos.insert_or_assign(info.path, info);
             }
 
-            if (totalNarSize > maxOutputSize) {
-                result.stepStatus = bsNarSizeLimitExceeded;
-                return;
-            }
-
             /* Copy each path. */
             printMsg(lvlDebug, "copying outputs of ‘%s’ from ‘%s’ (%d bytes)",
                 localStore->printStorePath(step->drvPath), machine->sshName, totalNarSize);