diff --git a/app/models/node_group_edge.rb b/app/models/node_group_edge.rb
index a62b447f..9397f37b 100644
--- a/app/models/node_group_edge.rb
+++ b/app/models/node_group_edge.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 class NodeGroupEdge < ApplicationRecord
-  validates_presence_of :to_id, :from_id
-
   belongs_to :to, :class_name => 'NodeGroup'
   belongs_to :from, :class_name => 'NodeGroup'