diff --git a/beat/web/common/serializers.py b/beat/web/common/serializers.py
index 611a0f97fb2816ca47bd0764e4a8da64bdc65392..60904c6f8a48f60a4269d4ef0fa6c3d2604f674c 100644
--- a/beat/web/common/serializers.py
+++ b/beat/web/common/serializers.py
@@ -290,10 +290,6 @@ class ContributionCreationSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     def validate_description(self, description):
         if description.find('\\') >= 0: #was escaped, unescape
             description = description.decode('string_escape')
-        try:
-            validate_restructuredtext(description)
-        except ValidationError as e:
-            raise serializers.ValidationError(e)
         return description
 
     def validate(self, data):