diff --git a/modules/search/search.module b/modules/search/search.module
index 2b3362f4a45f29b8e0dcc115e333f9ab433f2ea5..bc7db2855e9acad12ac901c9afc47a6fe6ce26a6 100644
--- a/modules/search/search.module
+++ b/modules/search/search.module
@@ -1072,7 +1072,6 @@ function search_box(&$form_state, $form_id) {
   );
   $form['submit'] = array('#type' => 'submit', '#value' => t('Search'));
   $form['#submit'][] = 'search_box_form_submit';
-  $form['#validate'][] = 'search_box_form_validate';
 
   return $form;
 }