diff --git a/src/Phinx/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapter.php b/src/Phinx/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapter.php
index 2c9e4567d..5563e774a 100644
--- a/src/Phinx/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Phinx/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapter.php
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ public function getSqlType(Literal|string $type, ?int $limit = null): array
             case static::PHINX_TYPE_DOUBLE:
                 return ['name' => 'double precision'];
             case static::PHINX_TYPE_STRING:
-                return ['name' => 'character varying', 'limit' => 255];
+                return ['name' => 'character varying'];
             case static::PHINX_TYPE_CHAR:
                 return ['name' => 'character', 'limit' => 255];
             case static::PHINX_TYPE_BIG_INTEGER:
diff --git a/tests/Phinx/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapterTest.php b/tests/Phinx/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapterTest.php
index 9c2815f93..7871ccba1 100644
--- a/tests/Phinx/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Phinx/Db/Adapter/PostgresAdapterTest.php
@@ -2488,12 +2488,12 @@ public function testDumpCreateTable()
             ->save();
 
         if ($this->usingPostgres10()) {
-            $expectedOutput = 'CREATE TABLE "public"."table1" ("id" INTEGER NOT NULL GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY, "column1" CHARACTER VARYING (255) ' .
-                'NULL, "column2" INTEGER NULL, "column3" CHARACTER VARYING (255) NOT NULL  DEFAULT \'test\', CONSTRAINT ' .
+            $expectedOutput = 'CREATE TABLE "public"."table1" ("id" INTEGER NOT NULL GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY, "column1" CHARACTER VARYING ' .
+                'NULL, "column2" INTEGER NULL, "column3" CHARACTER VARYING NOT NULL  DEFAULT \'test\', CONSTRAINT ' .
                 '"table1_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("id"));';
         } else {
-            $expectedOutput = 'CREATE TABLE "public"."table1" ("id" SERIAL NOT NULL, "column1" CHARACTER VARYING (255) ' .
-                'NULL, "column2" INTEGER NULL, "column3" CHARACTER VARYING (255) NOT NULL  DEFAULT \'test\', CONSTRAINT ' .
+            $expectedOutput = 'CREATE TABLE "public"."table1" ("id" SERIAL NOT NULL, "column1" CHARACTER VARYING ' .
+                'NULL, "column2" INTEGER NULL, "column3" CHARACTER VARYING NOT NULL  DEFAULT \'test\', CONSTRAINT ' .
                 '"table1_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("id"));';
         }
         $actualOutput = $consoleOutput->fetch();
@@ -2520,12 +2520,12 @@ public function testDumpCreateTableWithSchema()
             ->save();
 
         if ($this->usingPostgres10()) {
-            $expectedOutput = 'CREATE TABLE "schema1"."table1" ("id" INTEGER NOT NULL GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY, "column1" CHARACTER VARYING (255) ' .
-                'NULL, "column2" INTEGER NULL, "column3" CHARACTER VARYING (255) NOT NULL  DEFAULT \'test\', CONSTRAINT ' .
+            $expectedOutput = 'CREATE TABLE "schema1"."table1" ("id" INTEGER NOT NULL GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY, "column1" CHARACTER VARYING ' .
+                'NULL, "column2" INTEGER NULL, "column3" CHARACTER VARYING NOT NULL  DEFAULT \'test\', CONSTRAINT ' .
                 '"table1_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("id"));';
         } else {
-            $expectedOutput = 'CREATE TABLE "schema1"."table1" ("id" SERIAL NOT NULL, "column1" CHARACTER VARYING (255) ' .
-                'NULL, "column2" INTEGER NULL, "column3" CHARACTER VARYING (255) NOT NULL  DEFAULT \'test\', CONSTRAINT ' .
+            $expectedOutput = 'CREATE TABLE "schema1"."table1" ("id" SERIAL NOT NULL, "column1" CHARACTER VARYING ' .
+                'NULL, "column2" INTEGER NULL, "column3" CHARACTER VARYING NOT NULL  DEFAULT \'test\', CONSTRAINT ' .
                 '"table1_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("id"));';
         }
         $actualOutput = $consoleOutput->fetch();
@@ -2665,13 +2665,13 @@ public function testDumpCreateTableAndThenInsert()
         ])->save();
 
         $expectedOutput = <<<'OUTPUT'
-CREATE TABLE "schema1"."table1" ("column1" CHARACTER VARYING (255) NOT NULL, "column2" INTEGER NULL, CONSTRAINT "table1_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("column1"));
+CREATE TABLE "schema1"."table1" ("column1" CHARACTER VARYING NOT NULL, "column2" INTEGER NULL, CONSTRAINT "table1_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("column1"));
 INSERT INTO "schema1"."table1" ("column1", "column2") OVERRIDING SYSTEM VALUE VALUES ('id1', 1);
 OUTPUT;
 
         if (!$this->usingPostgres10()) {
             $expectedOutput = <<<'OUTPUT'
-CREATE TABLE "schema1"."table1" ("column1" CHARACTER VARYING (255) NOT NULL, "column2" INTEGER NULL, CONSTRAINT "table1_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("column1"));
+CREATE TABLE "schema1"."table1" ("column1" CHARACTER VARYING NOT NULL, "column2" INTEGER NULL, CONSTRAINT "table1_pkey" PRIMARY KEY ("column1"));
 INSERT INTO "schema1"."table1" ("column1", "column2") VALUES ('id1', 1);
 OUTPUT;
         }