diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/soft_validations_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/soft_validations_controller.js
index 2c223ce1c..963dd7a76 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/soft_validations_controller.js
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/soft_validations_controller.js
@@ -5,13 +5,8 @@ export default class extends Controller {
 
   initialize() {
     let url = window.location.href + "/soft_validations"
-    this.fetch_retry(url, { headers: { accept: "application/json" } }, 5)
-  }
-
-  fetch_retry(url, options, n) {
-    let self = this
     let div = this.overrideTarget
-    fetch(url, options)
+    fetch(url, { headers: { accept: "application/json" } })
       .then(response => response.json())
       .then((response) => {
         if(response["show"]){
@@ -27,10 +22,7 @@ export default class extends Controller {
             button.checked = false
           })
         }
-      })
-      .catch(function(error) {
-        if (n === 1) throw error
-        return self.fetch_retry(url, options, n - 1)
-      })
+      }
+    )
   }
 }
diff --git a/spec/features/form/validations_spec.rb b/spec/features/form/validations_spec.rb
index 8aa1edb4c..43ebcf732 100644
--- a/spec/features/form/validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/form/validations_spec.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ RSpec.describe "validations" do
       fill_in("#{question}_2i", with: month)
       fill_in("#{question}_3i", with: day)
     end
+
     it "does not allow out of range dates to be submitted" do
       fill_in_date(id, "case_log_mrcdate", 3100, 12, 2000, "property_major_repairs")
       click_button("Save and continue")