diff --git a/src/gtypist.c b/src/gtypist.c
index 03e949c..cfa50a8 100644
--- a/src/gtypist.c
+++ b/src/gtypist.c
@@ -564,8 +564,6 @@ do_tutorial( FILE *script, char *line ) {
   /* output this line, and each continuation line read */
   do 
     {
-      if ( linenum >= LINES - 1 )
-	fatal_error( _("data exceeds screen length"), line );
       move( linenum, 0 );
       ADDSTR( SCR_DATA( line ));
       get_script_line( script, line );
@@ -663,8 +661,6 @@ do_drill( FILE *script, char *line ) {
      against the screen length */
   for ( p = data, lines_count = 0; *p != ASCII_NULL; p++ )
     if ( *p == ASCII_NL) lines_count++;
-  if ( DP_TOP_LINE + lines_count * 2 > LINES )
-    fatal_error( _("data exceeds screen length"), line );
 
   /* if the last command was a tutorial, ensure we have
      the complete screen */
@@ -931,8 +927,6 @@ do_speedtest( FILE *script, char *line ) {
      against the screen length */
   for ( p = data, lines_count = 0; *p != ASCII_NULL; p++ )
     if ( *p == ASCII_NL) lines_count++;
-  if ( DP_TOP_LINE + lines_count > LINES )
-    fatal_error( _("data exceeds screen length"), line );
 
   /* if the last command was a tutorial, ensure we have
      the complete screen */
diff --git a/src/script.c b/src/script.c
index 7974a9d..7ca1b3a 100644
--- a/src/script.c
+++ b/src/script.c
@@ -109,12 +109,6 @@ void get_script_line( FILE *script, char *line )
 	fatal_error( _("data shortage"), line );
       if ( SCR_SEP( line ) != C_SEP )
 	fatal_error( _("missing ':'"), line );
-      if ( SCR_COMMAND( line ) != C_LABEL 
-	   && SCR_COMMAND( line ) != C_GOTO 
-	   && SCR_COMMAND( line ) != C_YGOTO
-	   && SCR_COMMAND( line ) != C_NGOTO
-	   && strlen( SCR_DATA( line )) > COLS )
-	fatal_error( _("line too long for screen"), line );
     }
 }