diff --git a/src/components/FileUpload.tsx b/src/components/FileUpload.tsx
index 6e10fd77..69c42e4f 100644
--- a/src/components/FileUpload.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FileUpload.tsx
@@ -47,21 +47,15 @@ export default function FileUpload({
       return;
     }
 
-    if (file.size > 500 * 1024 * 1024) {
-      setError("File size exceeds 500MB limit. Please select a smaller video.");
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Hard limit
     if (file.size > MAX_FILE_SIZE) {
-      setError(
-        `File too large (${formatBytes(
-          file.size
-        )}). Maximum allowed size is 2GB.`
-      );
+      setError( 
+        `File too large (${formatBytes(file.size)
+      }). Maximum allowed size is 2GB.`
+    );
       return;
     }
 
+
     // Soft warning
     if (file.size > WARNING_FILE_SIZE) {
       const estimatedMinutes = Math.max(1, Math.round(file.size / (100 * 1024 * 1024)));