1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/backends/midi/seq.cpp b/backends/midi/seq.cpp
index 8052344879..66ba88a4b1 100644
--- a/backends/midi/seq.cpp
+++ b/backends/midi/seq.cpp
@@ -141,15 +141,12 @@ void MidiDriver_SEQ::send(uint32 b) {
 }
 
 void MidiDriver_SEQ::sysEx (const byte *msg, uint16 length) {
-	if (length > 254) {
-		warning ("Cannot send SysEx block - data too large");
-		return;
-	}
-
 	unsigned char buf [1024];
 	int position = 0;
 	const byte *chr = msg;
 
+	assert(length + 2 <= 256);
+
 	buf[position++] = SEQ_MIDIPUTC;
 	buf[position++] = 0xF0;
 	buf[position++] = _device_num;