diff --git a/src/core/init.c b/src/core/init.c
index 3ddd49a8..6b5cf60c 100644
--- a/src/core/init.c
+++ b/src/core/init.c
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@
 #if (!LWIP_UDP && LWIP_DNS)
   #error "If you want to use DNS, you have to define LWIP_UDP=1 in your lwipopts.h"
 #endif
-#if (LWIP_ARP && (ARP_TABLE_SIZE > 0x7f))
-  #error "If you want to use ARP, ARP_TABLE_SIZE must fit in an s8_t, so, you have to reduce it in your lwipopts.h"
-#endif
 #if (LWIP_ARP && ARP_QUEUEING && (MEMP_NUM_ARP_QUEUE<=0))
   #error "If you want to use ARP Queueing, you have to define MEMP_NUM_ARP_QUEUE>=1 in your lwipopts.h"
 #endif