diff --git a/hrapplications/forms.py b/hrapplications/forms.py
index 2045779d..91330c4b 100755
--- a/hrapplications/forms.py
+++ b/hrapplications/forms.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django import forms
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 class HRApplicationCommentForm(forms.Form):
-    comment = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, required=False, label=_("Comment"), max_length=254)
+    comment = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea, required=False, label=_("Comment"))
 
 class HRApplicationSearchForm(forms.Form):
     search_string = forms.CharField(max_length=254, required=True, label=_("Search String"))