diff --git a/api/http/handler/edgegroups/edgegroup_update.go b/api/http/handler/edgegroups/edgegroup_update.go
index d6a03a7ef..7831b634e 100644
--- a/api/http/handler/edgegroups/edgegroup_update.go
+++ b/api/http/handler/edgegroups/edgegroup_update.go
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ type edgeGroupUpdatePayload struct {
 }
 
 func (payload *edgeGroupUpdatePayload) Validate(r *http.Request) error {
-	if len(payload.Name) == 0 {
-		return errors.New("invalid Edge group name")
-	}
-
 	if payload.Dynamic && len(payload.TagIDs) == 0 {
 		return errors.New("tagIDs is mandatory for a dynamic Edge group")
 	}