diff --git a/beehive-jdbc-control/src/main/java/org/apache/beehive/controls/system/jdbc/JdbcControlChecker.java b/beehive-jdbc-control/src/main/java/org/apache/beehive/controls/system/jdbc/JdbcControlChecker.java
index 1bfdd48..88699ea 100644
--- a/beehive-jdbc-control/src/main/java/org/apache/beehive/controls/system/jdbc/JdbcControlChecker.java
+++ b/beehive-jdbc-control/src/main/java/org/apache/beehive/controls/system/jdbc/JdbcControlChecker.java
@@ -113,16 +113,6 @@ public class JdbcControlChecker implements ControlChecker {
             return;
         }
 
-        //
-        // Make sure maxArrayLength is not set to some negative number
-        //
-        int arrayMax = methodSQL.arrayMaxLength();
-        if (arrayMax < 0) {
-            env.getMessager().printError(method.getPosition(), getResourceString("jdbccontrol.bad.arraymaxlength",
-                                                                                 method.getSimpleName(), arrayMax));
-            return;
-        }
-
         //
         //
         // parse the SQL
diff --git a/beehive-jdbc-control/src/main/resources/org/apache/beehive/controls/system/jdbc/strings.properties b/beehive-jdbc-control/src/main/resources/org/apache/beehive/controls/system/jdbc/strings.properties
index 801c1f6..5a59c76 100644
--- a/beehive-jdbc-control/src/main/resources/org/apache/beehive/controls/system/jdbc/strings.properties
+++ b/beehive-jdbc-control/src/main/resources/org/apache/beehive/controls/system/jdbc/strings.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 
-jdbccontrol.bad.arraymaxlength=\
-  SQL annotation on method: {0} : arrayMaxLength set to invalid value (must be zero or greater): {1}
-
 jdbccontrol.empty.statement=\
   SQL annotation on method: {0} : Contains an empty statement member.