diff --git a/docs/maps/import-geospatial-data.asciidoc b/docs/maps/import-geospatial-data.asciidoc
index 7a35b7d1df599..3746b21437a44 100644
--- a/docs/maps/import-geospatial-data.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/maps/import-geospatial-data.asciidoc
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ To import geospatical data into the Elastic Stack, the data must be indexed as {
 Geospatial data comes in many formats.
 Choose an import tool based on the format of your geospatial data.
 
-TIP: When you upload files in {kib}, there is a file size
-limit, which is configurable in <<fileupload-maxfilesize,Advanced Settings>>.
-
 [discrete]
 [[import-geospatial-privileges]]
 === Security privileges
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/components/geo_upload_form/geo_file_picker.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/components/geo_upload_form/geo_file_picker.tsx
index a349a5b82d372..f813abb1510d7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/components/geo_upload_form/geo_file_picker.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/components/geo_upload_form/geo_file_picker.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import { EuiFilePicker, EuiFormRow } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { MB } from '../../../common/constants';
-import { getMaxBytesFormatted } from '../../importer/get_max_bytes';
 import { GEO_FILE_TYPES, geoImporterFactory } from '../../importer/geo';
 import type { GeoFileImporter, GeoFilePreview } from '../../importer/geo';
 
@@ -135,11 +134,6 @@ export class GeoFilePicker extends Component<Props, State> {
           defaultMessage: 'Formats accepted: {fileTypes}',
           values: { fileTypes: GEO_FILE_TYPES.join(', ') },
         })}
-        <br />
-        {i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.geoFilePicker.maxSize', {
-          defaultMessage: 'Max size: {maxFileSize}',
-          values: { maxFileSize: getMaxBytesFormatted() },
-        })}
       </span>
     );
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/importer/geo/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/importer/geo/index.ts
index fd75d17ec5e71..a88249194513d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/importer/geo/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/importer/geo/index.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ import { ShapefileImporter, SHAPEFILE_TYPES } from './shapefile_importer';
 import { getFileExtension, validateFile } from '../validate_file';
 
 export const GEO_FILE_TYPES = [...GEOJSON_FILE_TYPES, ...SHAPEFILE_TYPES];
+const OPTIONS = { checkSizeLimit: false };
 
 export function geoImporterFactory(file: File): GeoFileImporter {
-  validateFile(file, GEO_FILE_TYPES);
+  validateFile(file, GEO_FILE_TYPES, OPTIONS);
 
   const extension = getFileExtension(file);
   return GEOJSON_FILE_TYPES.includes(extension)
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/importer/validate_file.ts b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/importer/validate_file.ts
index 0a087e91a63f3..b3f69c7b82921 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/importer/validate_file.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/public/importer/validate_file.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ export function getFileExtension(file: File) {
   return '.' + extension;
 }
 
-export function validateFile(file: File, types: string[]) {
-  if (file.size > getMaxBytes()) {
+export function validateFile(file: File, types: string[], options?: { checkSizeLimit?: boolean }) {
+  if (file.size > getMaxBytes() && options?.checkSizeLimit) {
     throw new Error(
       i18n.translate('xpack.fileUpload.fileSizeError', {
         defaultMessage: 'File size {fileSize} exceeds maximum file size of {maxFileSize}',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
index a718d1235cc79..6f386dfeccdd2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
@@ -11628,7 +11628,6 @@
     "xpack.fileUpload.fileTypeError": "ファイルは使用可能なタイプのいずれかではありません。{types}",
     "xpack.fileUpload.geoFilePicker.acceptedFormats": "使用可能な形式：{fileTypes}",
     "xpack.fileUpload.geoFilePicker.filePicker": "ファイルを選択するかドラッグ &amp;amp; ドロップしてください",
-    "xpack.fileUpload.geoFilePicker.maxSize": "最大サイズ：{maxFileSize}",
     "xpack.fileUpload.geoFilePicker.noFeaturesDetected": "選択したファイルには特徴量がありません。",
     "xpack.fileUpload.geoFilePicker.previewSummary": "{numFeatures}個の特徴量。ファイルの{previewCoverage}%。",
     "xpack.fileUpload.geojsonImporter.noGeometry": "特長量には必須フィールド「ジオメトリ」が含まれていません",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
index 37e7b73f88ebb..6a8d154b5b6c0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -11649,7 +11649,6 @@
     "xpack.fileUpload.fileTypeError": "文件不是可接受类型之一：{types}",
     "xpack.fileUpload.geoFilePicker.acceptedFormats": "接受的格式：{fileTypes}",
     "xpack.fileUpload.geoFilePicker.filePicker": "选择或拖放文件",
-    "xpack.fileUpload.geoFilePicker.maxSize": "最大大小：{maxFileSize}",
     "xpack.fileUpload.geoFilePicker.noFeaturesDetected": "选定文件中未找到任何特征。",
     "xpack.fileUpload.geoFilePicker.previewSummary": "正在预览 {numFeatures} 个特征、{previewCoverage}% 的文件。",
     "xpack.fileUpload.geojsonImporter.noGeometry": "特征不包含必需的字段“geometry”",