--- gnome-panel/button-widget.c 
+++ gnome-panel/button-widget.c.fixed 
@@ -506,8 +506,6 @@
 	else
 		size = allocation->width;
 
-	size = CLAMP (size, 1, 48);
-
 	if (button_widget->size != size) {
 		button_widget->size = size;