diff --git a/src/http_server.cc b/src/http_server.cc
index b0e5ef7902..86707899f3 100644
--- a/src/http_server.cc
+++ b/src/http_server.cc
@@ -603,30 +603,21 @@ ReadDataFromJsonHelper(
         break;
       }
       case TRITONSERVER_TYPE_BYTES: {
-        const char* cstr{nullptr};
-        size_t len{0};
+        const char* cstr;
+        size_t len = 0;
         RETURN_IF_ERR(tensor_data.AsString(&cstr, &len));
-        if (len > INT64_MAX) {
-          return TRITONSERVER_ErrorNew(
-              TRITONSERVER_ERROR_INTERNAL,
-              "Unable to parse 'data' field: string length exceeds size"
-              " limitation");
-        }
         // Quick sanity check to ensure we don't write beyond `expected_cnt`.
-        int64_t tmp_cnt = static_cast<int64_t>(*counter) +
-                          static_cast<int64_t>(len) +
-                          static_cast<int64_t>(sizeof(uint32_t));
-        if (tmp_cnt < 0 || tmp_cnt > expected_cnt) {
+        int32_t actual_cnt = *counter + len + sizeof(uint32_t);
+        if (actual_cnt < 0) {
           return TRITONSERVER_ErrorNew(
               TRITONSERVER_ERROR_INTERNAL,
-              "Shape does not match true shape of 'data' field");
+              "Unable to parse 'data' field: string length is negative");
         }
-        if (tmp_cnt > INT32_MAX) {
+        if (static_cast<int64_t>(actual_cnt) > expected_cnt) {
           return TRITONSERVER_ErrorNew(
               TRITONSERVER_ERROR_INTERNAL,
-              "Unable to parse 'data' field: string length exceeds INT32_MAX");
+              "Shape does not match true shape of 'data' field");
         }
-        int32_t actual_cnt = static_cast<int32_t>(tmp_cnt);
         memcpy(
             base + *counter, reinterpret_cast<char*>(&len), sizeof(uint32_t));
         std::copy(cstr, cstr + len, base + *counter + sizeof(uint32_t));