diff --git a/src/flb_input_chunk.c b/src/flb_input_chunk.c
index df8876b3dd4..8aa81df8c7b 100644
--- a/src/flb_input_chunk.c
+++ b/src/flb_input_chunk.c
@@ -475,8 +475,6 @@ int flb_input_chunk_has_overlimit_routes(struct flb_input_chunk *ic,
     int overlimit = 0;
     struct mk_list *head;
     struct flb_output_instance *o_ins;
-    struct flb_input_instance *i_ins = ic->in;
-
 
     mk_list_foreach(head, &ic->in->config->outputs) {
         o_ins = mk_list_entry(head, struct flb_output_instance, _head);
@@ -486,12 +484,6 @@ int flb_input_chunk_has_overlimit_routes(struct flb_input_chunk *ic,
             continue;
         }
 
-        if (i_ins->storage_type == CIO_STORE_MEM) {
-            flb_plg_debug(i_ins, "plugin is in memory storage mode, storage.total_limit_size "
-                                "from output %s has no effect", o_ins->name);
-            continue;
-        }
-
         FS_CHUNK_SIZE_DEBUG(o_ins);
         flb_debug("[input chunk] chunk %s required %ld bytes and %ld bytes left "
                   "in plugin %s", flb_input_chunk_get_name(ic), chunk_size,
@@ -516,12 +508,14 @@ int flb_input_chunk_has_overlimit_routes(struct flb_input_chunk *ic,
 int flb_input_chunk_place_new_chunk(struct flb_input_chunk *ic, size_t chunk_size)
 {
 	int overlimit;
+    struct flb_input_instance *i_ins = ic->in;
 
-    overlimit = flb_input_chunk_has_overlimit_routes(ic, chunk_size);
-    if (overlimit != 0) {
-        flb_input_chunk_find_space_new_data(ic, chunk_size, overlimit);
+    if (i_ins->storage_type == CIO_STORE_FS) {
+        overlimit = flb_input_chunk_has_overlimit_routes(ic, chunk_size);
+        if (overlimit != 0) {
+            flb_input_chunk_find_space_new_data(ic, chunk_size, overlimit);
+        }
     }
-
     return !flb_routes_mask_is_empty(ic->routes_mask);
 }