diff --git a/js/rx/coretypes.js b/js/rx/coretypes.js
index 6ea9195..d297abe 100644
--- a/js/rx/coretypes.js
+++ b/js/rx/coretypes.js
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ Rx.CoreType.strType  = function (opt) {
 Rx.CoreType.strType.uri = 'tag:codesimply.com,2008:rx/core/str';
 Rx.CoreType.strType.prototype.check  = function (v) {
   if (! ((typeof(v) == 'string') || (v instanceof String))) return false;
-  if (this.length_check && ! this.length_check.check(v.length)) return false;
   if (this.value != null && v != this.value) return false;
   if (this.length_check && ! this.length_check.check(v.length)) {
     return false;
diff --git a/python/Rx.py b/python/Rx.py
index 3c37f0f..4c98574 100644
--- a/python/Rx.py
+++ b/python/Rx.py
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ def __init__(self, schema, rx):
 
   def check(self, value):
     if not type(value) in (str, unicode): return False
-    if self.length and not self.length(len(value)): return False
     if (not self.value is None) and value != self.value: return False
     if self.length and not self.length(len(value)): return False
     return True
diff --git a/ruby/Rx.rb b/ruby/Rx.rb
index 321bcf0..1a5e35e 100644
--- a/ruby/Rx.rb
+++ b/ruby/Rx.rb
@@ -596,10 +596,6 @@ def initialize(param, rx)
 
             @value = param['value']
           end
-
-          if param['length'] then
-            @length_range = Rx::Helper::Range.new( param['length'] )
-          end
         end
 
         def check!(value)