diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers/tableprinter.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers/tableprinter.go
index b8211e529c5ca..3ba2366041a22 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers/tableprinter.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers/tableprinter.go
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 )
 
-const maxStringLength = 100
-
 var _ ResourcePrinter = &HumanReadablePrinter{}
 
 type printHandler struct {
@@ -214,12 +212,6 @@ func printTable(table *metav1.Table, output io.Writer, options PrintOptions) err
 				case string:
 					print := val
 					more := 0
-					// cut to maxStringLength
-					if len(val) > maxStringLength {
-						more = len(print) - maxStringLength
-						print = print[:maxStringLength]
-					}
-					// and also check for newlines
 					newline := strings.Index(print, "\n")
 					if newline >= 0 {
 						more = more + len(print) - newline
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers/tableprinter_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers/tableprinter_test.go
index 770067cf50d74..ab14679dcbec9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers/tableprinter_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers/tableprinter_test.go
@@ -741,34 +741,6 @@ func TestStringPrinting(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: `NAME    AGE   DESCRIPTION
 test1   20h   This is first line + 56 more...
-`,
-		},
-		// lengthy string
-		{
-			columns: []metav1.TableColumnDefinition{
-				{Name: "Name", Type: "string"},
-				{Name: "Age", Type: "string"},
-				{Name: "Description", Type: "string"},
-			},
-			rows: []metav1.TableRow{
-				{Cells: []interface{}{"test1", "20h", "This is first line which is long and goes for on and on and on an on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on"}},
-			},
-			expected: `NAME    AGE   DESCRIPTION
-test1   20h   This is first line which is long and goes for on and on and on an on and on and on and on and on and + 38 more...
-`,
-		},
-		// lengthy string + newline
-		{
-			columns: []metav1.TableColumnDefinition{
-				{Name: "Name", Type: "string"},
-				{Name: "Age", Type: "string"},
-				{Name: "Description", Type: "string"},
-			},
-			rows: []metav1.TableRow{
-				{Cells: []interface{}{"test1", "20h", "This is first\n line which is long and goes for on and on and on an on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on"}},
-			},
-			expected: `NAME    AGE   DESCRIPTION
-test1   20h   This is first + 126 more...
 `,
 		},
 	}