diff --git a/lemur/static/app/angular/authorities/authority/distinguishedName.tpl.html b/lemur/static/app/angular/authorities/authority/distinguishedName.tpl.html
index 33b0ba4b..c6a7d312 100644
--- a/lemur/static/app/angular/authorities/authority/distinguishedName.tpl.html
+++ b/lemur/static/app/angular/authorities/authority/distinguishedName.tpl.html
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@
         Organizational Unit
       </label>
       <div class="col-sm-10">
-        <input name="organizationalUnit" ng-model="authority.organizationalUnit" placeholder="Organizational Unit" class="form-control" required/>
-        <p ng-show="dnForm.organization.$invalid && !dnForm.organizationalUnit.$pristine" class="help-block">You must enter a organizational unit</p>
+        <input name="organizationalUnit" ng-model="authority.organizationalUnit" placeholder="Organizational Unit" class="form-control"/>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/certificate/distinguishedName.tpl.html b/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/certificate/distinguishedName.tpl.html
index 19102b03..72f168a0 100644
--- a/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/certificate/distinguishedName.tpl.html
+++ b/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/certificate/distinguishedName.tpl.html
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@
       </label>
       <div class="col-sm-10">
         <input name="organizationalUnit" ng-model="certificate.organizationalUnit" placeholder="Organizational Unit"
-               class="form-control" required/>
-        <p ng-show="dnForm.organization.$invalid && !dnForm.organizationalUnit.$pristine" class="help-block">You must
-          enter a organizational unit</p>
+               class="form-control"/>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>