diff --git a/civicrm/CRM/Export/BAO/ExportProcessor.php b/civicrm/CRM/Export/BAO/ExportProcessor.php
index 06909bff331b93bd8e648d057a9526cc5e19bbc0..055c70778571ac1bcb228dfabd3bfc8429c52fe6 100644
--- a/civicrm/CRM/Export/BAO/ExportProcessor.php
+++ b/civicrm/CRM/Export/BAO/ExportProcessor.php
@@ -1464,16 +1464,6 @@ class CRM_Export_BAO_ExportProcessor {
 
         case CRM_Utils_Type::T_STRING:
           if (isset($fieldSpec['maxlength'])) {
-            // A localized string for the preferred_mail_format does not fit
-            // into the varchar(8) field.
-            // @see https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/2645
-            switch ($fieldName) {
-              case 'preferred_mail_format':
-                return "`$fieldName` text(16)";
-
-              default:
-                return "`$fieldName` varchar({$fieldSpec['maxlength']})";
-            }
           }
           $dataType = $fieldSpec['data_type'] ?? '';
           // set the sql columns for custom data