diff --git a/src/script/api/script_town.cpp b/src/script/api/script_town.cpp
index cb8fb62d69..fa4b9c0c77 100644
--- a/src/script/api/script_town.cpp
+++ b/src/script/api/script_town.cpp
@@ -43,10 +43,9 @@
 	CCountedPtr<Text> counter(text);
 
 	EnforcePrecondition(false, text != NULL);
-	const char *encoded_text = text->GetDecodedText();
+	const char *encoded_text = text->GetEncodedText();
 	EnforcePreconditionEncodedText(false, encoded_text);
 	EnforcePrecondition(false, IsValidTown(town_id));
-	EnforcePreconditionCustomError(false, ::Utf8StringLength(encoded_text) < MAX_LENGTH_TOWN_NAME_CHARS, ScriptError::ERR_PRECONDITION_STRING_TOO_LONG);
 
 	return ScriptObject::DoCommand(::Town::Get(town_id)->xy, town_id, 0, CMD_TOWN_SET_TEXT, encoded_text);
 }