diff --git a/verifier.cpp b/verifier.cpp
index 2d1b0e7..16cc7cf 100644
--- a/verifier.cpp
+++ b/verifier.cpp
@@ -146,12 +146,6 @@
     LOGI("comment is %zu bytes; signature %zu bytes from end\n",
          comment_size, signature_start);
 
-    if (signature_start > comment_size) {
-        LOGE("signature start: %zu is larger than comment size: %zu\n", signature_start,
-             comment_size);
-        return VERIFY_FAILURE;
-    }
-
     if (signature_start <= FOOTER_SIZE) {
         LOGE("Signature start is in the footer");
         return VERIFY_FAILURE;