1 files changed, 1 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/write_concern_options.cpp b/src/mongo/db/write_concern_options.cpp
index 7cf9b373d61..c87e21691fc 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/write_concern_options.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/write_concern_options.cpp
@@ -233,18 +233,11 @@ void serializeWriteConcernW(const WriteConcernW& w, StringData fieldName, BSONOb
 }
 
 std::int64_t parseWTimeoutFromBSON(BSONElement element) {
-    // Store wTimeout as a 64-bit value but functionally limit it to int32 as values larger than
-    // than that do not make much sense to use and were not previously supported.
     constexpr std::array<mongo::BSONType, 4> validTypes{
         NumberLong, NumberInt, NumberDecimal, NumberDouble};
     bool isValidType = std::any_of(
         validTypes.begin(), validTypes.end(), [&](auto type) { return element.type() == type; });
-
-    auto value = isValidType ? element.safeNumberLong() : 0;
-    uassert(ErrorCodes::FailedToParse,
-            "wtimeout must be a 32-bit integer",
-            value <= std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max());
-    return value;
+    return isValidType ? element.safeNumberLong() : 0;
 }
 
 BSONObj WriteConcernOptions::toBSON() const {