diff --git a/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_storage.cpp b/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_storage.cpp
index 89f0eb3a7a..cd1cb14edc 100644
--- a/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_storage.cpp
+++ b/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_storage.cpp
@@ -478,11 +478,6 @@ esp_err_t Storage::readMultiPageBlob(uint8_t nsIndex, const char* key, void* dat
             }
             return err;
         }
-        if (item.varLength.dataSize > dataSize - offset) {
-            /* The size of the entry in the index is inconsistent with the sum of the sizes of chunks */
-            err = ESP_ERR_NVS_INVALID_LENGTH;
-            break;
-        }
         err = findPage->readItem(nsIndex, ItemType::BLOB_DATA, key, static_cast<uint8_t*>(data) + offset, item.varLength.dataSize, static_cast<uint8_t> (chunkStart) + chunkNum);
         if (err != ESP_OK) {
             return err;
@@ -491,14 +486,11 @@ esp_err_t Storage::readMultiPageBlob(uint8_t nsIndex, const char* key, void* dat
 
         offset += item.varLength.dataSize;
     }
-
-    if (err == ESP_ERR_NVS_NOT_FOUND || err == ESP_ERR_NVS_INVALID_LENGTH) {
-        // cleanup if a chunk is not found or the size is inconsistent
-        eraseMultiPageBlob(nsIndex, key);
-    }
-
     NVS_ASSERT_OR_RETURN(offset == dataSize, ESP_FAIL);
 
+    if (err == ESP_ERR_NVS_NOT_FOUND) {
+        eraseMultiPageBlob(nsIndex, key); // cleanup if a chunk is not found
+    }
     return err;
 }