diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py
index 86437f8758b..eb92f345a07 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py
@@ -330,11 +330,6 @@ class Recorder(threading.Thread):
                                   CONNECT_RETRY_WAIT)
                     tries += 1
 
-                except exc.DataError as err:
-                    # catch query data error - for example longer state string
-                    # than 255 characters
-                    tries = 99
-
             if not updated:
                 _LOGGER.error("Error in database update. Could not save "
                               "after %d tries. Giving up", tries)