diff --git a/src/path/dec_int.rs b/src/path/dec_int.rs
index 2730f829d..e04eecaf5 100644
--- a/src/path/dec_int.rs
+++ b/src/path/dec_int.rs
@@ -51,31 +51,6 @@ impl DecInt {
         let mut str_buf = Buffer::new();
         let str_buf = str_buf.format(i);
         {
-            let max_buf_size = {
-                let bits = match TypeId::of::<Int>() {
-                    id if [TypeId::of::<i8>(), TypeId::of::<u8>()].contains(&id) => u8::BITS,
-                    id if [TypeId::of::<i16>(), TypeId::of::<u16>()].contains(&id) => u16::BITS,
-                    id if [TypeId::of::<i32>(), TypeId::of::<u32>()].contains(&id) => u32::BITS,
-                    id if [TypeId::of::<i64>(), TypeId::of::<u64>()].contains(&id) => u64::BITS,
-                    id if [TypeId::of::<i128>(), TypeId::of::<u128>()].contains(&id) => u128::BITS,
-                    id if [TypeId::of::<isize>(), TypeId::of::<usize>()].contains(&id) => {
-                        usize::BITS
-                    }
-                    _ => unreachable!(),
-                };
-                match bits {
-                    8 => "-128".len(),
-                    16 => "-32768".len(),
-                    32 => "-2147483648".len(),
-                    64 => "-9223372036854775808".len(),
-                    128 => "-170141183460469231731687303715884105728".len(),
-                    _ => unreachable!(),
-                }
-            };
-            // This optimizes out the assertion and bounds checks.
-            if str_buf.len() > max_buf_size {
-                unsafe { core::hint::unreachable_unchecked() }
-            }
             assert!(
                 str_buf.len() < buf.len(),
                 "{str_buf}{} unsupported.",