diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/name.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/name.h
index b93df54876..dcf0846008 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/name.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/name.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: name.h,v 1.87 2001/01/09 21:53:04 bwelling Exp $ */
+/* $Id: name.h,v 1.88 2001/01/22 03:30:27 bwelling Exp $ */
 
 #ifndef DNS_NAME_H
 #define DNS_NAME_H 1
@@ -830,8 +830,8 @@ dns_name_fromtext(dns_name_t *name, isc_buffer_t *source,
  *
  *	'name' is a valid name.
  *
- *	'source' is a valid buffer with a current pointer before its
- *	used pointer.
+ *	'source' is a valid buffer with a current pointer before or at the
+ *	same place as its used pointer.
  *
  *	'target' is a valid buffer or 'target' is NULL and 'name' has
  *	a dedicated buffer.
diff --git a/lib/dns/name.c b/lib/dns/name.c
index b2240baf94..fc2705656a 100644
--- a/lib/dns/name.c
+++ b/lib/dns/name.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: name.c,v 1.117 2001/01/11 21:07:20 gson Exp $ */
+/* $Id: name.c,v 1.118 2001/01/22 03:30:26 bwelling Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -1111,7 +1111,6 @@ dns_name_fromtext(dns_name_t *name, isc_buffer_t *source,
 
 	REQUIRE(VALID_NAME(name));
 	REQUIRE(ISC_BUFFER_VALID(source));
-	REQUIRE(isc_buffer_current(source) < isc_buffer_used(source));
 	REQUIRE((target != NULL && ISC_BUFFER_VALID(target)) ||
 		(target == NULL && name->buffer != NULL));