diff --git a/app/models/dmsf_link.rb b/app/models/dmsf_link.rb
index 3e4331df..72a62a08 100644
--- a/app/models/dmsf_link.rb
+++ b/app/models/dmsf_link.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class DmsfLink < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :user
 
   validates :name, presence: true, length: { maximum: 255 }
-  validates :project, presence: true
+  #validates :project, presence: true
   validates :external_url, length: { maximum: 255 }
   validates :external_url, dmsf_url: true
 
@@ -196,4 +196,4 @@ class DmsfLink < ActiveRecord::Base
     csv
   end
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end