Index: jackrabbit-jcr-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/commons/flat/BTreeManager.java
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--- jackrabbit-jcr-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/commons/flat/BTreeManager.java	(revision 1071525)
+++ jackrabbit-jcr-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/commons/flat/BTreeManager.java	(working copy)
@@ -121,9 +121,6 @@
         if (minChildren <= 0) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("minChildren must be positive");
         }
-        if (maxChildren > Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("maxChildren must not exceed " + Integer.MAX_VALUE);
-        }
         if (2 * minChildren > maxChildren) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("maxChildren must be at least twice minChildren");
         }