diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorage.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorage.java
index 6cb49129a..67a3228a6 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorage.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorage.java
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@ public interface FileStorage {
 	 */
 	String PROPERTY_FILE_STORAGE_BASE_DIR = "upload.directory";
 	
-	/**
-	 * The default implementation will use this key to ask  
-	 * {@link ConfigurationProperties} for the maximum permissible file size.
-	 */
-	String PROPERTY_FILE_MAXIMUM_SIZE = "file.maximum.size";
-
 	/**
 	 * The default implementation will use this key to ask
 	 * {@link ConfigurationProperties} for the default URI namespace.
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageHelper.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageHelper.java
index 0fe4897cf..9ba625165 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageHelper.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageHelper.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
  * <li>convert an ID (with namespaces) to an absolute path</li>
  * <li>convert an ID (with namespaces) and a filename to a full path for storing
  * the file</li>
- * <li>parse the string that specifies the maximum size of an uploaded file</li>
  * </ul>
  */
 public class FileStorageHelper {
@@ -259,48 +258,4 @@ public class FileStorageHelper {
 				encodeName(filename));
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Translate the configuration property for maximum file size from a
-	 * <code>String</code> to a <code>long</code>.
-	 * 
-	 * The string must be represent a positive integer, optionally followed by
-	 * "K", "M", or "G" (to indicate kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes).
-	 */
-	public static long parseMaximumFileSize(String fileSizeString) {
-		long factor = 1L;
-		String integerString;
-		int shorter = fileSizeString.length() - 1;
-		if (fileSizeString.endsWith("K")) {
-			factor = 1024L;
-			integerString = fileSizeString.substring(0, shorter);
-		} else if (fileSizeString.endsWith("M")) {
-			factor = 1024L * 1024L;
-			integerString = fileSizeString.substring(0, shorter);
-		} else if (fileSizeString.endsWith("G")) {
-			factor = 1024L * 1024L * 1024L;
-			integerString = fileSizeString.substring(0, shorter);
-		} else {
-			integerString = fileSizeString;
-		}
-
-		long value = 0;
-		try {
-			value = Long.parseLong(integerString);
-
-		} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-					"Maximum file size is invalid: '" + fileSizeString
-							+ "'. Must be a positive integer, "
-							+ "optionally followed by 'K', 'M', or 'G'");
-		}
-
-		if (value <= 0L) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-					"Maximum file size must be more than 0: '" + fileSizeString
-							+ "'");
-		}
-
-		return value * factor;
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageImpl.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageImpl.java
index 7a85d03d8..b9fda48da 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageImpl.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageImpl.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public class FileStorageImpl implements FileStorage {
 	private final File baseDir;
 	private final File rootDir;
 	private final File namespaceFile;
-	private final long maximumFileSize;
 	private final Map<Character, String> namespacesMap;
 
 	// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ public class FileStorageImpl implements FileStorage {
 	 *             missing, or if it isn't in the expected form.
 	 */
 	FileStorageImpl() throws IOException {
-		this(figureBaseDir(), figureFileNamespace(), figureMaximumFileSize());
+		this(figureBaseDir(), figureFileNamespace());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -65,11 +64,9 @@ public class FileStorageImpl implements FileStorage {
 	 *             if the configuration property doesn't point to an existing,
 	 *             writeable directory.
 	 */
-	FileStorageImpl(File baseDir, Collection<String> namespaces,
-			long maximumFileSize) throws IOException {
+	FileStorageImpl(File baseDir, Collection<String> namespaces) throws IOException {
 		checkBaseDirValid(baseDir);
 		checkNamespacesValid(namespaces);
-		checkMaximumFileSizeValid(maximumFileSize);
 
 		this.baseDir = baseDir;
 		this.rootDir = new File(this.baseDir, "file_storage_root");
@@ -77,8 +74,6 @@ public class FileStorageImpl implements FileStorage {
 		this.namespaceFile = new File(baseDir,
 				"file_storage_namespaces.properties");
 
-		this.maximumFileSize = maximumFileSize;
-
 		if (rootDir.exists() && namespaceFile.exists()) {
 			this.namespacesMap = confirmNamespaces(namespaces);
 		} else if (!rootDir.exists() && !namespaceFile.exists()) {
@@ -97,13 +92,6 @@ public class FileStorageImpl implements FileStorage {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void checkMaximumFileSizeValid(long maximumFileSize) {
-		if (maximumFileSize < 0) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-					"Maximum file size may not be negative.");
-		}
-	}
-
 	private void checkNamespacesValid(Collection<String> namespaces) {
 		if (namespaces == null) {
 			throw new NullPointerException("namespaces may not be null.");
@@ -185,23 +173,6 @@ public class FileStorageImpl implements FileStorage {
 		return Collections.singleton(fileNamespace);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Get the configuration property for the maximum file size and translate it
-	 * into a long integer. It must be a positive integer, optionally followed
-	 * by "K", "M", or "G" (to indicate kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes).
-	 */
-	private static long figureMaximumFileSize() {
-		String fileSizeString = ConfigurationProperties
-				.getProperty(PROPERTY_FILE_MAXIMUM_SIZE);
-		if (fileSizeString == null) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-					"Configuration properties must contain a value for '"
-							+ PROPERTY_FILE_MAXIMUM_SIZE + "'");
-		}
-
-		return FileStorageHelper.parseMaximumFileSize(fileSizeString);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Assign arbitrary prefixes to these namespaces.
 	 */
@@ -398,10 +369,6 @@ public class FileStorageImpl implements FileStorage {
 			byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
 			int howMany;
 			while (-1 != (howMany = in.read(buffer))) {
-				if (bytes.size() > this.maximumFileSize) {
-					throw new IOException("File is too large at this ID: '"
-							+ id + "', file location '" + file + "'");
-				}
 				bytes.write(buffer, 0, howMany);
 			}
 			bytes.close();
diff --git a/webapp/test/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageFactoryTest.java b/webapp/test/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageFactoryTest.java
index 5fafa7375..4a9ed54fe 100644
--- a/webapp/test/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageFactoryTest.java
+++ b/webapp/test/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageFactoryTest.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.utils.filestorage;
 
 import static edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.utils.filestorage.FileStorageFactory.PROPERTY_IMPLEMETATION_CLASSNAME;
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ public class FileStorageFactoryTest extends AbstractTestClass {
 	@Test
 	public void createDefaultImplementation() throws IOException {
 		setConfigurationProperties(tempDir.getPath(),
-				"http://vivo.myDomain.edu/individual/", "50M");
+				"http://vivo.myDomain.edu/individual/");
 		FileStorage fs = FileStorageFactory.getFileStorage();
 		assertEquals("implementation class", FileStorageImpl.class, fs
 				.getClass());
@@ -82,20 +81,13 @@ public class FileStorageFactoryTest extends AbstractTestClass {
 	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
 	public void baseDirectoryDoesntExist() throws IOException {
 		setConfigurationProperties("/bogus/Directory",
-				"http://vivo.myDomain.edu/individual/", "50M");
+				"http://vivo.myDomain.edu/individual/");
 		FileStorageFactory.getFileStorage();
 	}
 
 	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
 	public void defaultNamespaceIsBogus() throws IOException {
-		setConfigurationProperties(tempDir.getPath(), "namespace", "50M");
-		FileStorageFactory.getFileStorage();
-	}
-
-	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
-	public void invalidMaximumFileSize() throws IOException {
-		setConfigurationProperties(tempDir.getPath(),
-				"http://vivo.myDomain.edu/individual/", "50X");
+		setConfigurationProperties(tempDir.getPath(), "namespace");
 		FileStorageFactory.getFileStorage();
 	}
 
@@ -124,11 +116,10 @@ public class FileStorageFactoryTest extends AbstractTestClass {
 	// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	private void setConfigurationProperties(String baseDir,
-			String defaultNamespace, String maxFileSize) {
+			String defaultNamespace) {
 		Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
 		map.put(FileStorage.PROPERTY_FILE_STORAGE_BASE_DIR, baseDir);
 		map.put(FileStorage.PROPERTY_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE, defaultNamespace);
-		map.put(FileStorage.PROPERTY_FILE_MAXIMUM_SIZE, maxFileSize);
 
 		try {
 			Field f = ConfigurationProperties.class.getDeclaredField("theMap");
diff --git a/webapp/test/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageHelperTest.java b/webapp/test/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageHelperTest.java
index d75350dd9..1bfac7748 100644
--- a/webapp/test/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageHelperTest.java
+++ b/webapp/test/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/filestorage/FileStorageHelperTest.java
@@ -199,41 +199,4 @@ public class FileStorageHelperTest {
 		assertEquals("fullPath", FULL_RESULT_PATH, actual);
 	}
 
-	// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-	// parseMaximumFileSize
-	// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	@Test
-	public void parseMaximumFileSizeBare() {
-		long size = FileStorageHelper.parseMaximumFileSize("1467898");
-		assertEquals("", 1467898, size);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	public void parseMaximumFileSizeWithSuffixes() {
-		long size = FileStorageHelper.parseMaximumFileSize("152K");
-		assertEquals("", 152L * 1024L, size);
-
-		size = FileStorageHelper.parseMaximumFileSize("47M");
-		assertEquals("", 47L * 1024L * 1024L, size);
-
-		size = FileStorageHelper.parseMaximumFileSize("3G");
-		assertEquals("", 3L * 1024L * 1024L * 1024L, size);
-	}
-
-	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
-	public void parseMaximumFileSizeInvalidSuffix() {
-		FileStorageHelper.parseMaximumFileSize("152X");
-	}
-
-	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
-	public void parseMaximumFileSizeNegativeNumber() {
-		FileStorageHelper.parseMaximumFileSize("-3K");
-	}
-
-	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
-	public void parseMaximumFileSizeEmbeddedBadCharacter() {
-		FileStorageHelper.parseMaximumFileSize("1G52K");
-	}
-
 }