diff --git a/wire/msgmixkeyexchange.go b/wire/msgmixkeyexchange.go
index 88e573a583..763a39b010 100644
--- a/wire/msgmixkeyexchange.go
+++ b/wire/msgmixkeyexchange.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// MaxMixKPCount is the maximum number of peers allowed together in a
+	// MaxMixPeers is the maximum number of peers allowed together in a
 	// single mix.  This restricts the maximum dimensions of the slot
 	// reservation and XOR DC-net matrices and the maximum number of
 	// previous messages that may be referenced by mix messages.
diff --git a/wire/msgmixsecrets.go b/wire/msgmixsecrets.go
index f962e05848..22eb65e25e 100644
--- a/wire/msgmixsecrets.go
+++ b/wire/msgmixsecrets.go
@@ -137,11 +137,6 @@ func (msg *MsgMixSecrets) BtcDecode(r io.Reader, pver uint32) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if len(dcnetMsgs) > MaxMixMcount {
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("too many total mixed messages [count %v, max %v]",
-			len(dcnetMsgs), MaxMixMcount)
-		return messageError(op, ErrInvalidMsg, msg)
-	}
 	msg.DCNetMsgs = dcnetMsgs
 
 	return nil