diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
index d20574dc83b..9a383acbfb4 100644
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -700,10 +700,7 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.14.0 release
       builds. In HDF5 1.14.4, this can happen if you create a very large
       number of links in an old-style group that uses local heaps.
 
-      The library will now emit a normal error when it tries to load a
-      metadata object that is too large.
-
-      Partially addresses GitHub #3762
+      Fixes GitHub #3762
 
     - Fixed an issue with the Subfiling VFD and multiple opens of a
       file
diff --git a/src/H5Centry.c b/src/H5Centry.c
index a799c4bb97d..6883e897186 100644
--- a/src/H5Centry.c
+++ b/src/H5Centry.c
@@ -1288,14 +1288,6 @@ H5C__load_entry(H5F_t *f,
 
     H5C__RESET_CACHE_ENTRY_STATS(entry);
 
-    /* This is a temporary fix for a problem identified in GitHub #3762, where
-     * it looks like a local heap entry can grow to a size that is larger
-     * than the metadata cache will allow. This doesn't fix the underlying
-     * problem, but it at least prevents the library from crashing.
-     */
-    if (entry->size >= H5C_MAX_ENTRY_SIZE)
-        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_CACHE, H5E_BADVALUE, NULL, "cache entry size is too large");
-
     ret_value = thing;
 
 done: