diff --git a/internal/chart/v3/loader/directory.go b/internal/chart/v3/loader/directory.go
index dfe3af3b2..5937efda9 100644
--- a/internal/chart/v3/loader/directory.go
+++ b/internal/chart/v3/loader/directory.go
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ func LoadDir(dir string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot load irregular file %s as it has file mode type bits set", name)
 		}
 
-		if fi.Size() > archive.MaxDecompressedFileSize {
-			return fmt.Errorf("chart file %q is larger than the maximum file size %d", fi.Name(), archive.MaxDecompressedFileSize)
-		}
-
 		data, err := os.ReadFile(name)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error reading %s: %w", n, err)
diff --git a/pkg/chart/loader/archive/archive.go b/pkg/chart/loader/archive/archive.go
index e98f5c333..efe8cca99 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/loader/archive/archive.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/loader/archive/archive.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ var MaxDecompressedChartSize int64 = 100 * 1024 * 1024 // Default 100 MiB
 
 // MaxDecompressedFileSize is the size of the largest file that Helm will attempt to load.
 // The size of the file is the decompressed version of it when it is stored in an archive.
+//
+// Deprecated: This variable is no longer used internally and will be removed in Helm v5.
 var MaxDecompressedFileSize int64 = 5 * 1024 * 1024 // Default 5 MiB
 
 var drivePathPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z]:/`)
@@ -128,10 +130,6 @@ func LoadArchiveFiles(in io.Reader) ([]*BufferedFile, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("decompressed chart is larger than the maximum size %d", MaxDecompressedChartSize)
 		}
 
-		if hd.Size > MaxDecompressedFileSize {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("decompressed chart file %q is larger than the maximum file size %d", hd.Name, MaxDecompressedFileSize)
-		}
-
 		limitedReader := io.LimitReader(tr, remainingSize)
 
 		bytesWritten, err := io.Copy(b, limitedReader)
diff --git a/pkg/chart/v2/loader/directory.go b/pkg/chart/v2/loader/directory.go
index 82578d924..e213a0da8 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/v2/loader/directory.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/v2/loader/directory.go
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ func LoadDir(dir string) (*chart.Chart, error) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot load irregular file %s as it has file mode type bits set", name)
 		}
 
-		if fi.Size() > archive.MaxDecompressedFileSize {
-			return fmt.Errorf("chart file %q is larger than the maximum file size %d", fi.Name(), archive.MaxDecompressedFileSize)
-		}
-
 		data, err := os.ReadFile(name)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error reading %s: %w", n, err)