diff --git a/protocols/bgp/server/server.go b/protocols/bgp/server/server.go
index 61c79de10315e5efa65c27e7da820b3a39aee4df..a9cd60897dd3b1e190832b044e3c49739bf65269 100644
--- a/protocols/bgp/server/server.go
+++ b/protocols/bgp/server/server.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	uint16max  = 65535
 	BGPVersion = 4
 )
 
@@ -114,10 +113,6 @@ func (b *bgpServer) incomingConnectionWorker() {
 }
 
 func (b *bgpServer) AddPeer(c config.Peer, rib routingtable.RouteTableClient) error {
-	if c.LocalAS > uint16max || c.PeerAS > uint16max {
-		return fmt.Errorf("32bit ASNs are not supported yet")
-	}
-
 	peer, err := newPeer(c, rib, b)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err