diff --git a/src/caffe/util/io.cpp b/src/caffe/util/io.cpp
index 5295d9dddb9..f71553c9936 100644
--- a/src/caffe/util/io.cpp
+++ b/src/caffe/util/io.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ bool ReadProtoFromBinaryFile(const char* filename, Message* proto) {
   CHECK_NE(fd, -1) << "File not found: " << filename;
   ZeroCopyInputStream* raw_input = new FileInputStream(fd);
   CodedInputStream* coded_input = new CodedInputStream(raw_input);
-  coded_input->SetTotalBytesLimit(kProtoReadBytesLimit, 536870912);
+  coded_input->SetTotalBytesLimit(kProtoReadBytesLimit);
 
   bool success = proto->ParseFromCodedStream(coded_input);