diff --git a/product/ZSQLCatalog/SQLCatalog.py b/product/ZSQLCatalog/SQLCatalog.py
index 285372719a4f3b19b8e8d7d4ca9266d1f064099a..55ea6284061152f28241eb46ded9e4435135c47a 100644
--- a/product/ZSQLCatalog/SQLCatalog.py
+++ b/product/ZSQLCatalog/SQLCatalog.py
@@ -1118,12 +1118,6 @@ class Catalog(Folder,
       uid_buffer = self.getUIDBuffer()
       if len(uid_buffer) > 0:
         uid = uid_buffer.pop()
-        # Vincent added this 2006/01/25
-        #if uid > 4294967296: # 2**32
-        #if uid > 10000000: # arbitrary level : below it's normal, above it's suspicious
-        #   LOG('SQLCatalog', WARNING, 'Newly generated UID (%s) seems too big ! - vincent' % (uid,))
-        #   raise RuntimeError, 'Newly generated UID (%s) seems too big ! - vincent' % (uid,)
-        # end
         if self._max_uid is None:
           self._max_uid = Length(1)
         if uid > self._max_uid():