diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.ui
index 97890f79b..8b2e3d601 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/msgs/MessageComposer.ui
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@
          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
         </sizepolicy>
        </property>
-       <property name="maximumSize">
-        <size>
-         <width>300</width>
-         <height>524287</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
        <property name="sizeIncrement">
         <size>
          <width>220</width>