diff --git a/mts-asn1-core/src/main/java/com/ericsson/mts/asn1/translator/AbstractOctetStringTranslator.java b/mts-asn1-core/src/main/java/com/ericsson/mts/asn1/translator/AbstractOctetStringTranslator.java
index 5cc23cf..1fe3972 100644
--- a/mts-asn1-core/src/main/java/com/ericsson/mts/asn1/translator/AbstractOctetStringTranslator.java
+++ b/mts-asn1-core/src/main/java/com/ericsson/mts/asn1/translator/AbstractOctetStringTranslator.java
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ public final void encode(String name, BitArray s, FormatReader reader, Translato
         } else {
             BitArray bitArray = new BitArray();
             constraints.getContentTranslator().encode(name, bitArray, reader, translatorContext);
-            if (!bitArray.getLength().mod(BigInteger.valueOf(8)).equals(BigInteger.ZERO)) {
-                throw new RuntimeException("specification error ! X.682 : 11.4.a)");
-            }
+            bitArray.skipAlignedBits();
             doEncode(s, reader, bitArray.getBinaryMessage());
         }
     }