diff --git a/osal/linux/MessageQueue.cpp b/osal/linux/MessageQueue.cpp
index c4b24a135..b11b9b6f1 100644
--- a/osal/linux/MessageQueue.cpp
+++ b/osal/linux/MessageQueue.cpp
@@ -281,8 +281,7 @@ ReturnValue_t MessageQueue::sendToDefaultFrom(MessageQueueMessageIF* message,
 ReturnValue_t MessageQueue::sendMessageFrom(MessageQueueId_t sendTo,
 		MessageQueueMessageIF* message, MessageQueueId_t sentFrom,
 		bool ignoreFault) {
-	return sendMessageFromMessageQueue(sendTo,message, maxMessageSize,
-			sentFrom,ignoreFault);
+	return sendMessageFromMessageQueue(sendTo,message, sentFrom,ignoreFault);
 
 }
 
@@ -297,22 +296,14 @@ bool MessageQueue::isDefaultDestinationSet() const {
 uint16_t MessageQueue::queueCounter = 0;
 
 ReturnValue_t MessageQueue::sendMessageFromMessageQueue(MessageQueueId_t sendTo,
-		MessageQueueMessageIF *message, size_t maxSize,
-		MessageQueueId_t sentFrom, bool ignoreFault) {
+		MessageQueueMessageIF *message, MessageQueueId_t sentFrom,
+		bool ignoreFault) {
 	if(message == nullptr) {
 		sif::error << "MessageQueue::sendMessageFromMessageQueue: Message is "
 				"nullptr!" << std::endl;
 		return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;
 	}
 
-	if(message->getMaximumMessageSize() > maxSize) {
-		sif::error << "MessageQueue::sendMessageFromMessageQueue: Message size "
-				<< message->getMaximumMessageSize() << " too large for queue"
-				" with max. message size " << maxSize << "!"
-				<< std::endl;
-		return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;
-	}
-
 	message->setSender(sentFrom);
 	int result = mq_send(sendTo,
 			reinterpret_cast<const char*>(message->getBuffer()),
diff --git a/osal/linux/MessageQueue.h b/osal/linux/MessageQueue.h
index 22725d185..8e3a5191d 100644
--- a/osal/linux/MessageQueue.h
+++ b/osal/linux/MessageQueue.h
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ protected:
 	 * \param ignoreFault If set to true, the internal software fault counter is not incremented if queue is full.
 	 */
 	static ReturnValue_t sendMessageFromMessageQueue(MessageQueueId_t sendTo,
-			MessageQueueMessageIF* message, size_t maxSize,
-			MessageQueueId_t sentFrom = NO_QUEUE,
+			MessageQueueMessageIF* message, MessageQueueId_t sentFrom = NO_QUEUE,
 			bool ignoreFault=false);
 private:
 	/**
diff --git a/osal/linux/QueueFactory.cpp b/osal/linux/QueueFactory.cpp
index 95264a429..8bd9d52c5 100644
--- a/osal/linux/QueueFactory.cpp
+++ b/osal/linux/QueueFactory.cpp
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ QueueFactory* QueueFactory::factoryInstance = nullptr;
 
 
 ReturnValue_t MessageQueueSenderIF::sendMessage(MessageQueueId_t sendTo,
-			MessageQueueMessageIF* message, size_t maxSize,
-			MessageQueueId_t sentFrom, bool ignoreFault) {
+			MessageQueueMessageIF* message, MessageQueueId_t sentFrom,
+			bool ignoreFault) {
 	return MessageQueue::sendMessageFromMessageQueue(sendTo,message,
-			maxSize, sentFrom,ignoreFault);
+			sentFrom,ignoreFault);
 }
 
 QueueFactory* QueueFactory::instance() {