diff --git a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch32/xlat_tables_arch.c b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch32/xlat_tables_arch.c
index b69c670..a95ef07 100644
--- a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch32/xlat_tables_arch.c
+++ b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/aarch32/xlat_tables_arch.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@
 
 		assert(virtual_addr_space_size >=
 			xlat_get_min_virt_addr_space_size());
-		assert(virtual_addr_space_size <=
-			MAX_VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE);
 		assert(IS_POWER_OF_TWO(virtual_addr_space_size));
 
 		/*