diff --git a/source/utf8/checked.h b/source/utf8/checked.h
index ecac556..ddf50b3 100644
--- a/source/utf8/checked.h
+++ b/source/utf8/checked.h
@@ -120,15 +120,12 @@ namespace utf8
             *(result++) = static_cast<uint8_t>(((cp >> 6) & 0x3f)   | 0x80);
             *(result++) = static_cast<uint8_t>((cp & 0x3f)          | 0x80);
         }
-        else if (cp <= internal::CODE_POINT_MAX) {      // four octets
+        else {      // four octets
             *(result++) = static_cast<uint8_t>((cp >> 18)           | 0xf0);
             *(result++) = static_cast<uint8_t>(((cp >> 12) & 0x3f)  | 0x80);
             *(result++) = static_cast<uint8_t>(((cp >> 6) & 0x3f)   | 0x80);
             *(result++) = static_cast<uint8_t>((cp & 0x3f)          | 0x80);
         }
-        else
-            throw invalid_code_point(cp);
-
         return result;
     }