diff --git a/adafruit_ht16k33/segments.py b/adafruit_ht16k33/segments.py
index 256539d..a22fdcf 100755
--- a/adafruit_ht16k33/segments.py
+++ b/adafruit_ht16k33/segments.py
@@ -166,10 +166,7 @@ def print(self, value, decimal=0):
     def print_hex(self, value):
         """Print the value as a hexidecimal string to the display."""
         if isinstance(value, int):
-            if 0 <= value <= 0xFFFF:
-                self.print('{0:X}'.format(value))
-            else:
-                raise ValueError('Value out of displayable range: {}'.format(value))
+            self.print('{0:X}'.format(value))
         else:
             self.print(value)