diff --git a/src/pages/submitMod/action.ts b/src/pages/submitMod/action.ts
index a731d0c..5d042b5 100644
--- a/src/pages/submitMod/action.ts
+++ b/src/pages/submitMod/action.ts
@@ -209,13 +209,6 @@ const validateState = async (
     }
   }
 
-  if (
-    formState.repost &&
-    (!formState.originalAuthor || formState.originalAuthor === '')
-  ) {
-    errors.originalAuthor = 'Original author field can not be empty'
-  }
-
   if (!formState.tags || formState.tags === '') {
     errors.tags = 'Tags field can not be empty'
   }