diff --git a/src/dns/nm-dns-manager.c b/src/dns/nm-dns-manager.c
index 0266c0708f..5bffddb43d 100644
--- a/src/dns/nm-dns-manager.c
+++ b/src/dns/nm-dns-manager.c
@@ -1102,7 +1102,6 @@ _collect_resolv_conf_data (NMDnsManager *self,
                            const char **out_nis_domain)
 {
 	NMDnsManagerPrivate *priv;
-	guint i, num, len;
 	NMResolvConfData rc = {
 		.nameservers = g_ptr_array_new (),
 		.searches = g_ptr_array_new (),
@@ -1172,17 +1171,6 @@ _collect_resolv_conf_data (NMDnsManager *self,
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Per 'man resolv.conf', the search list is limited to 6 domains
-	 * totalling 256 characters.
-	 */
-	num = MIN (rc.searches->len, 6u);
-	for (i = 0, len = 0; i < num; i++) {
-		len += strlen (rc.searches->pdata[i]) + 1; /* +1 for spaces */
-		if (len > 256)
-			break;
-	}
-	g_ptr_array_set_size (rc.searches, i);
-
 	*out_searches = _ptrarray_to_strv (rc.searches);
 	*out_options = _ptrarray_to_strv (rc.options);
 	*out_nameservers = _ptrarray_to_strv (rc.nameservers);