diff --git a/src/corelib/codecs/qutfcodec_p.h b/src/corelib/codecs/qutfcodec_p.h
index 99887352c9..d97145c6fc 100644
--- a/src/corelib/codecs/qutfcodec_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/codecs/qutfcodec_p.h
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ namespace QUtf8Functions
                 return Traits::Error;
             if (bytesAvailable > 1 && !isContinuationByte(Traits::peekByte(src, 1)))
                 return Traits::Error;
-            if (bytesAvailable > 2 && !isContinuationByte(Traits::peekByte(src, 2)))
-                return Traits::Error;
             return Traits::EndOfString;
         }