diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/timestamptz.out b/src/test/regress/expected/timestamptz.out
index 9627aa3671..67f26db204 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/timestamptz.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/timestamptz.out
@@ -2326,19 +2326,13 @@ SELECT to_timestamp(1262349296.7890123);  -- 2010-01-01 12:34:56.789012+00
 (1 row)
 
 -- edge cases
-SELECT to_timestamp(-1e20::float8);       -- error, out of range
-ERROR:  timestamp out of range: "-1e+20"
-SELECT to_timestamp(-210866803200.0625);  -- error, out of range
-ERROR:  timestamp out of range: "-2.10867e+11"
 SELECT to_timestamp(-210866803200);       --   4714-11-24 00:00:00+00 BC
           to_timestamp           
 ---------------------------------
  Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 4714 UTC BC
 (1 row)
 
--- The upper boundary differs between integer and float timestamps, so check the biggest one
-SELECT to_timestamp(185331707078400::float8);  -- error, out of range
-ERROR:  timestamp out of range: "1.85332e+14"
+-- upper limit varies between integer and float timestamps, so hard to test
 -- nonfinite values
 SELECT to_timestamp(' Infinity'::float);
  to_timestamp 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/timestamptz.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/timestamptz.sql
index 35470ce7c9..c023095bb8 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/timestamptz.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/timestamptz.sql
@@ -407,11 +407,8 @@ SELECT to_timestamp(         0);          -- 1970-01-01 00:00:00+00
 SELECT to_timestamp( 946684800);          -- 2000-01-01 00:00:00+00
 SELECT to_timestamp(1262349296.7890123);  -- 2010-01-01 12:34:56.789012+00
 -- edge cases
-SELECT to_timestamp(-1e20::float8);       -- error, out of range
-SELECT to_timestamp(-210866803200.0625);  -- error, out of range
 SELECT to_timestamp(-210866803200);       --   4714-11-24 00:00:00+00 BC
--- The upper boundary differs between integer and float timestamps, so check the biggest one
-SELECT to_timestamp(185331707078400::float8);  -- error, out of range
+-- upper limit varies between integer and float timestamps, so hard to test
 -- nonfinite values
 SELECT to_timestamp(' Infinity'::float);
 SELECT to_timestamp('-Infinity'::float);