diff --git a/api/http/handler/stacks/update_kubernetes_stack.go b/api/http/handler/stacks/update_kubernetes_stack.go
index 5920144e0..1f60f1f9c 100644
--- a/api/http/handler/stacks/update_kubernetes_stack.go
+++ b/api/http/handler/stacks/update_kubernetes_stack.go
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ func (payload *kubernetesFileStackUpdatePayload) Validate(r *http.Request) error
 	if govalidator.IsNull(payload.StackFileContent) {
 		return errors.New("Invalid stack file content")
 	}
-	if govalidator.IsNull(payload.StackName) {
-		return errors.New("Invalid stack name")
-	}
 	return nil
 }