diff --git a/app/models/validations/date_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/date_validations.rb
index d5b8b50f8..d22946dce 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/date_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/date_validations.rb
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ module Validations::DateValidations
       record.errors.add :startdate, I18n.t("validations.date.outside_collection_window")
     end
 
-    if record.startdate < Time.zone.today - 14
-      record.errors.add :startdate, I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.later_than_or_14_days_before")
-
-    end 
-
     if record.scheme_id.present?
       scheme_end_date = Scheme.find(record.scheme_id).end_date
       if scheme_end_date.present? && (record.startdate > scheme_end_date)
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/date_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/date_validations_spec.rb
index 91041e8a8..8d53cdbd4 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/date_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/date_validations_spec.rb
@@ -33,19 +33,6 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::DateValidations do
       expect(record.errors["startdate"]).to be_empty
     end
 
-    it "validates that the tenancy start date is later than or 14 days before the current date" do
-      record.startdate = Time.zone.today - 15.days
-      setup_validator.validate_startdate(record)
-      expect(record.errors["startdate"])
-        .to include(match I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.later_than_or_14_days_before"))
-    end
-
-    it "produces no error when the tenancy start date is later than or 14 days before the current date" do
-      record.startdate = Time.zone.today - 7.days
-      setup_validator.validate_startdate(record)
-      expect(record.errors["startdate"]).to be_empty
-    end
-
     it "validates that the tenancy start date is before the end date of the chosen scheme if it has an end date" do
       record.startdate = Time.zone.today - 3.days
       record.scheme = scheme