diff --git a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/dtv.java b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/dtv.java
index c2e2e6907..7fd3ba441 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/dtv.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/dtv.java
@@ -3589,7 +3589,7 @@ Object denormalizedValue(byte[] decryptedValue, JDBCType jdbcType, TypeInfo base
             case DATETIME:
                 int ticksSinceMidnight = (Util.readInt(decryptedValue, 4) * 10 + 1) / 3;
 
-                if (8 != decryptedValue.length || Integer.MAX_VALUE < ticksSinceMidnight) {
+                if (8 != decryptedValue.length) {
                     MessageFormat form = new MessageFormat(SQLServerException.getErrString("R_NormalizationErrorAE"));
                     throw new SQLServerException(form.format(new Object[] {baseSSType}), null, 0, null);
                 }