diff --git a/src/crypto/tls/conn.go b/src/crypto/tls/conn.go
index ba8e4c22b7..db478796d5 100644
--- a/src/crypto/tls/conn.go
+++ b/src/crypto/tls/conn.go
@@ -570,15 +570,11 @@ Again:
 		return c.in.setErrorLocked(fmt.Errorf("tls: oversized record received with length %d", n))
 	}
 	if !c.haveVers {
-		// First message, be extra suspicious:
-		// this might not be a TLS client.
-		// Bail out before reading a full 'body', if possible.
-		// The current max version is 3.1.
-		// If the version is >= 16.0, it's probably not real.
-		// Similarly, a clientHello message encodes in
-		// well under a kilobyte.  If the length is >= 12 kB,
+		// First message, be extra suspicious: this might not be a TLS
+		// client. Bail out before reading a full 'body', if possible.
+		// The current max version is 3.3 so if the version is >= 16.0,
 		// it's probably not real.
-		if (typ != recordTypeAlert && typ != want) || vers >= 0x1000 || n >= 0x3000 {
+		if (typ != recordTypeAlert && typ != want) || vers >= 0x1000 {
 			c.sendAlert(alertUnexpectedMessage)
 			return c.in.setErrorLocked(fmt.Errorf("tls: first record does not look like a TLS handshake"))
 		}