diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 6f3452f8..850b2bb0 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -42,12 +42,15 @@ Other information:
 
 Changes since the last public release (1.2.40):
 
-version 1.2.41beta01 [September 30, 2009]
+version 1.2.41beta01 [September 25, 2009]
   Moved redundant IHDR checking into new png_check_IHDR() in png.c
     and report all errors found in the IHDR data.
   Eliminated useless call to png_check_cHRM() from pngset.c
   Expanded TAB characters in pngrtran.c
 
+version 1.2.41beta02 [September 30, 2009]
+  Revised png_check_IHDR().
+
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 589407a6..95ce3c3d 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2472,12 +2472,15 @@ version 1.2.40 and 1.0.49 [September 30, 2009]
 version 1.0.50 [September 10, 2009]
   Removed some editing cruft from pngset.c and pngwutil.c.
 
-version 1.2.41beta01 [September 30, 2009]
+version 1.2.41beta01 [September 25, 2009]
   Moved redundant IHDR checking into new png_check_IHDR() in png.c
     and report all errors found in the IHDR data.
   Eliminated useless call to png_check_cHRM() from pngset.c
   Expanded TAB characters in pngrtran.c
 
+version 1.2.41beta02 [September 30, 2009]
+  Revised png_check_IHDR().
+
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diff --git a/pngget.c b/pngget.c
index b6d87304..c451104b 100644
--- a/pngget.c
+++ b/pngget.c
@@ -577,19 +577,6 @@ png_get_IHDR(png_structp png_ptr, png_infop info_ptr,
        height == NULL || bit_depth == NULL || color_type == NULL)
       return (0);
 
-#ifdef PNG_DEBUG
-   /* Test to make sure the user isn't trying to stuff height into
-    * a 16-bit int (assuming height immediately follows width).
-    */
-   *width = 0;
-   *height = PNG_UINT_31_MAX;
-   if (*width != 0)
-   {
-     png_warning(png_ptr,
-       "Application's height variable cannot hold a 32-bit value");
-   }
-#endif
-
    *width = info_ptr->width;
    *height = info_ptr->height;
    *bit_depth = info_ptr->bit_depth;