diff --git a/app/include/zmk/display/widgets/label.h b/app/include/zmk/display/widgets/label.h
index 371faeee..27156f2e 100644
--- a/app/include/zmk/display/widgets/label.h
+++ b/app/include/zmk/display/widgets/label.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2020 The ZMK Contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 The ZMK Contributors
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  */
diff --git a/app/src/display/widgets/Kconfig b/app/src/display/widgets/Kconfig
index cd5ea1aa..cec589b9 100644
--- a/app/src/display/widgets/Kconfig
+++ b/app/src/display/widgets/Kconfig
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ config ZMK_WIDGET_LABEL
     select LV_USE_LABEL
 
 config ZMK_WIDGET_LABEL_TEXT
-    string "Custom message to display, up to 7 characters"
+    string "Custom message to display"
     default "ZMK"
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/app/src/display/widgets/label.c b/app/src/display/widgets/label.c
index 37ab9be5..87a5ea99 100644
--- a/app/src/display/widgets/label.c
+++ b/app/src/display/widgets/label.c
@@ -1,22 +1,14 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2020 The ZMK Contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 The ZMK Contributors
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  */
 
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 
-#include <zephyr/logging/log.h>
-LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(zmk, CONFIG_ZMK_LOG_LEVEL);
-
 #include <zmk/display.h>
 #include <zmk/display/widgets/label.h>
 
-#define WIDGET_LABEL_TEXT_MAX 7
-
-BUILD_ASSERT(sizeof(CONFIG_ZMK_WIDGET_LABEL_TEXT) - 1 <= WIDGET_LABEL_TEXT_MAX,
-             "ERROR: Widget label text length is too long. Max length: 7");
-
 int zmk_widget_label_init(struct zmk_widget_label *widget, lv_obj_t *parent) {
     widget->obj = lv_label_create(parent);
     lv_label_set_text(widget->obj, CONFIG_ZMK_WIDGET_LABEL_TEXT);
diff --git a/docs/docs/config/displays.md b/docs/docs/config/displays.md
index c834db39..b0bce013 100644
--- a/docs/docs/config/displays.md
+++ b/docs/docs/config/displays.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Definition files:
 | `CONFIG_ZMK_WIDGET_OUTPUT_STATUS`                  | bool   | Enable a widget to show the current output (USB/BLE)           | y       |
 | `CONFIG_ZMK_WIDGET_WPM_STATUS`                     | bool   | Enable a widget to show words per minute                       | n       |
 | `ZMK_WIDGET_LABEL`                                 | bool   | Enable a widget to display custom messages                     | n       |
-| `ZMK_WIDGET_LABEL_TEXT`                            | string | Custom message to display, up to 7 characters                  | ZMK     |
+| `ZMK_WIDGET_LABEL_TEXT`                            | string | Custom message to display                                      | ZMK     |
 
 Note that `CONFIG_ZMK_DISPLAY_INVERT` setting might not work as expected with custom status screens that utilize images.