diff --git a/controllers/network.go b/controllers/network.go
index 6ce96ad4f..5d0625209 100644
--- a/controllers/network.go
+++ b/controllers/network.go
@@ -488,14 +488,6 @@ func createNetwork(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if len(network.Name) > 32 {
-		err := errors.New("network name shouldn't exceed 32 characters")
-		logger.Log(0, r.Header.Get("user"), "failed to create network: ",
-			err.Error())
-		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(err, "badrequest"))
-		return
-	}
-
 	if network.AddressRange == "" && network.AddressRange6 == "" {
 		err := errors.New("IPv4 or IPv6 CIDR required")
 		logger.Log(0, r.Header.Get("user"), "failed to create network: ",
diff --git a/models/network.go b/models/network.go
index 2e122b7aa..dfcba5185 100644
--- a/models/network.go
+++ b/models/network.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 // Network Struct - contains info for a given unique network
 // At  some point, need to replace all instances of Name with something else like  Identifier
 type Network struct {
-	Name                string `json:"name" validate:"required,min=1,max=32,netid_valid"`
+	Name                string `json:"name"`
 	AddressRange        string `json:"addressrange" bson:"addressrange" validate:"omitempty,cidrv4"`
 	AddressRange6       string `json:"addressrange6" bson:"addressrange6" validate:"omitempty,cidrv6"`
 	NetID               string `json:"netid"`