diff --git a/platformio/builder/tools/pioupload.py b/platformio/builder/tools/pioupload.py
index 88390509..8dbceaf7 100644
--- a/platformio/builder/tools/pioupload.py
+++ b/platformio/builder/tools/pioupload.py
@@ -261,11 +261,11 @@ def CheckUploadSize(_, target, source, env):
         print output
 
     # raise error
-    if data_max_size and data_size > data_max_size:
-        sys.stderr.write(
-            "Error: The data size (%d bytes) is greater "
-            "than maximum allowed (%s bytes)\n" % (data_size, data_max_size))
-        env.Exit(1)
+    # if data_max_size and data_size > data_max_size:
+    #     sys.stderr.write(
+    #         "Error: The data size (%d bytes) is greater "
+    #         "than maximum allowed (%s bytes)\n" % (data_size, data_max_size))
+    #     env.Exit(1)
     if program_size > program_max_size:
         sys.stderr.write("Error: The program size (%d bytes) is greater "
                          "than maximum allowed (%s bytes)\n" %