diff --git a/Engine/source/core/util/str.cpp b/Engine/source/core/util/str.cpp
index d9d3c3ec7..501ef0c10 100644
--- a/Engine/source/core/util/str.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/core/util/str.cpp
@@ -567,7 +567,6 @@ String::String(const StringChar *str, SizeType len)
    PROFILE_SCOPE(String_char_len_constructor);
    if (str && *str && len!=0)
    {
-      AssertFatal(len<=dStrlen(str), "String::String: string too short");
       _string = new ( len ) StringData( str );
    }
    else
diff --git a/Engine/source/core/util/str.h b/Engine/source/core/util/str.h
index 009484451..b96f0e2ab 100644
--- a/Engine/source/core/util/str.h
+++ b/Engine/source/core/util/str.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public:
    String();
    String(const String &str);
    String(const StringChar *str);
-   String(const StringChar *str, SizeType size);
+   String(const StringChar *str, SizeType size); ///< Copy from raw data
    String(const UTF16 *str);
    ~String();