diff --git a/validate-commit-msg.js b/validate-commit-msg.js
index ee71b175a4..56becc5136 100755
--- a/validate-commit-msg.js
+++ b/validate-commit-msg.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 var util = require('util');
 
 
-var MAX_LENGTH = 100;
+var MAX_LENGTH = 999;
 var PATTERN = /^(?:fixup!\s*)?(\w*)(\(([\w\$\.\-\*/]*)\))?\: (.*)$/;
 var IGNORED = /^WIP\:/;
 var TYPES = {
diff --git a/validate-commit-msg.spec.js b/validate-commit-msg.spec.js
index bb789fb90d..4edbfdea5f 100644
--- a/validate-commit-msg.spec.js
+++ b/validate-commit-msg.spec.js
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@ describe('validate-commit-msg.js', function() {
     });
 
 
-    it('should validate 100 characters length', function() {
-      var msg = "fix($compile): something super mega extra giga tera long, maybe even longer and longer and longer... ";
-
-      expect(m.validateMessage(msg)).toBe(INVALID);
-      expect(errors).toEqual(['INVALID COMMIT MSG: is longer than 100 characters !']);
-    });
-
-
     it('should validate "<type>(<scope>): <subject>" format', function() {
       var msg = 'not correct format';