diff --git a/brouter-map-creator/src/main/java/btools/mapcreator/NodeData.java b/brouter-map-creator/src/main/java/btools/mapcreator/NodeData.java
index df1c28b..ef80ac6 100644
--- a/brouter-map-creator/src/main/java/btools/mapcreator/NodeData.java
+++ b/brouter-map-creator/src/main/java/btools/mapcreator/NodeData.java
@@ -38,15 +38,9 @@ public class NodeData extends MapCreatorBase
     dos.writeDiffed( nid,  0 );
     dos.writeDiffed( ilon, 1 );
     dos.writeDiffed( ilat, 2 );
-    if (description != null && description.length > Byte.MAX_VALUE) {
-      System.err.printf("Node id (%s): description length (%d) is longer then maximum allowed (%d). The description will NOT be written.", nid, description.length, Byte.MAX_VALUE);
-      System.out.printf("Node id (%s): description length (%d) is longer then maximum allowed (%d). The description will NOT be written.", nid, description.length, Byte.MAX_VALUE);
-      dos.writeByte((byte) 0);
-    } else {
-      int mode = (description == null ? 0 : 1 ) | ( selev == Short.MIN_VALUE ? 0 : 2 );
-      dos.writeShort( (byte) mode);
-      if ( ( mode & 1 ) != 0 ) { dos.write( description.length ); dos.write( description ); }
-      if ( ( mode & 2 ) != 0 ) dos.writeShort( selev );
-    }
+    int mode = (description == null ? 0 : 1 ) | ( selev == Short.MIN_VALUE ? 0 : 2 );
+    dos.writeByte( (byte) mode);
+    if ( ( mode & 1 ) != 0 ) { dos.writeShort( description.length ); dos.write( description ); }
+    if ( ( mode & 2 ) != 0 ) dos.writeShort( selev );
   }
 }