diff --git a/filters/f_lavfi.c b/filters/f_lavfi.c
index 71624a449b..2e612d14fc 100644
--- a/filters/f_lavfi.c
+++ b/filters/f_lavfi.c
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ const struct mp_user_filter_entry af_lavfi = {
         .name = "lavfi",
         .priv_size = sizeof(OPT_BASE_STRUCT),
         .options = (const m_option_t[]){
-            OPT_STRING("graph", graph, M_OPT_MIN, .min = 1),
+            OPT_STRING("graph", graph, 0),
             OPT_FLAG("fix-pts", fix_pts, 0),
             OPT_KEYVALUELIST("o", avopts, 0),
             {0}
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ const struct mp_user_filter_entry af_lavfi_bridge = {
         .name = "lavfi-bridge",
         .priv_size = sizeof(OPT_BASE_STRUCT),
         .options = (const m_option_t[]){
-            OPT_STRING("name", filter_name, M_OPT_MIN, .min = 1),
+            OPT_STRING("name", filter_name, 0),
             OPT_KEYVALUELIST("opts", filter_opts, 0),
             OPT_KEYVALUELIST("o", avopts, 0),
             {0}
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ const struct mp_user_filter_entry vf_lavfi = {
         .name = "lavfi",
         .priv_size = sizeof(OPT_BASE_STRUCT),
         .options = (const m_option_t[]){
-            OPT_STRING("graph", graph, M_OPT_MIN, .min = 1),
+            OPT_STRING("graph", graph, 0),
             OPT_KEYVALUELIST("o", avopts, 0),
             {0}
         },
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ const struct mp_user_filter_entry vf_lavfi_bridge = {
         .name = "lavfi-bridge",
         .priv_size = sizeof(OPT_BASE_STRUCT),
         .options = (const m_option_t[]){
-            OPT_STRING("name", filter_name, M_OPT_MIN, .min = 1),
+            OPT_STRING("name", filter_name, 0),
             OPT_KEYVALUELIST("opts", filter_opts, 0),
             OPT_KEYVALUELIST("o", avopts, 0),
             {0}
diff --git a/options/m_option.c b/options/m_option.c
index c55ca06bc8..3f01663fa9 100644
--- a/options/m_option.c
+++ b/options/m_option.c
@@ -1155,17 +1155,6 @@ const m_option_type_t m_option_type_aspect = {
 #undef VAL
 #define VAL(x) (*(char **)(x))
 
-static int clamp_str(const m_option_t *opt, void *val)
-{
-    char *v = VAL(val);
-    int len = v ? strlen(v) : 0;
-    if ((opt->flags & M_OPT_MIN) && (len < opt->min))
-        return M_OPT_OUT_OF_RANGE;
-    if ((opt->flags & M_OPT_MAX) && (len > opt->max))
-        return M_OPT_OUT_OF_RANGE;
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static int parse_str(struct mp_log *log, const m_option_t *opt,
                      struct bstr name, struct bstr param, void *dst)
 {
@@ -1176,18 +1165,6 @@ static int parse_str(struct mp_log *log, const m_option_t *opt,
             return r;
     }
 
-    if ((opt->flags & M_OPT_MIN) && (param.len < opt->min)) {
-        mp_err(log, "Parameter must be >= %d chars: %.*s\n",
-               (int) opt->min, BSTR_P(param));
-        return M_OPT_OUT_OF_RANGE;
-    }
-
-    if ((opt->flags & M_OPT_MAX) && (param.len > opt->max)) {
-        mp_err(log, "Parameter must be <= %d chars: %.*s\n",
-               (int) opt->max, BSTR_P(param));
-        return M_OPT_OUT_OF_RANGE;
-    }
-
     if (dst) {
         talloc_free(VAL(dst));
         VAL(dst) = bstrdup0(NULL, param);
@@ -1214,7 +1191,7 @@ static int str_set(const m_option_t *opt, void *dst, struct mpv_node *src)
     if (src->format != MPV_FORMAT_STRING)
         return M_OPT_UNKNOWN;
     char *s = src->u.string;
-    int r = s ? clamp_str(opt, &s) : M_OPT_INVALID;
+    int r = s ? 0 : M_OPT_INVALID;
     if (r >= 0)
         copy_str(opt, dst, &s);
     return r;
@@ -1458,9 +1435,6 @@ static int parse_str_list_impl(struct mp_log *log, const m_option_t *opt,
     }
     if (n == 0 && op != OP_NONE)
         return M_OPT_INVALID;
-    if (((opt->flags & M_OPT_MIN) && (n < opt->min)) ||
-        ((opt->flags & M_OPT_MAX) && (n > opt->max)))
-        return M_OPT_OUT_OF_RANGE;
 
     if (!dst)
         return 1;
diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 3eebc2e0df..6443a294f0 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -341,8 +341,7 @@ static const m_option_t mp_opts[] = {
     // handled in command line pre-parser (parse_commandline.c)
     {"v", &m_option_type_dummy_flag, CONF_NOCFG | M_OPT_NOPROP,
      .offset = -1},
-    {"playlist", CONF_TYPE_STRING, CONF_NOCFG | M_OPT_MIN | M_OPT_FILE,
-     .min = 1, .offset = -1},
+    {"playlist", CONF_TYPE_STRING, CONF_NOCFG | M_OPT_FILE, .offset = -1},
     {"{", &m_option_type_dummy_flag, CONF_NOCFG | M_OPT_NOPROP,
      .offset = -1},
     {"}", &m_option_type_dummy_flag, CONF_NOCFG | M_OPT_NOPROP,