diff --git a/minio/helpers.py b/minio/helpers.py
index c7f6c9010..0253e5f71 100644
--- a/minio/helpers.py
+++ b/minio/helpers.py
@@ -349,13 +349,13 @@ def normalize_key(key: str) -> str:
 
     def to_string(value) -> str:
         value = str(value)
-        try:
-            value.encode("us-ascii")
-        except UnicodeEncodeError as exc:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"unsupported metadata value {value}; "
-                f"only US-ASCII encoded characters are supported"
-            ) from exc
+        # try:
+        #     value.encode("us-ascii")
+        # except UnicodeEncodeError as exc:
+        #     raise ValueError(
+        #         f"unsupported metadata value {value}; "
+        #         f"only US-ASCII encoded characters are supported"
+        #     ) from exc
         return value
 
     def normalize_value(values: str | list[str] | tuple[str]) -> list[str]: