diff --git a/application/forms/Config/UserBackend/DbBackendForm.php b/application/forms/Config/UserBackend/DbBackendForm.php
index 49426c073..a683c838b 100644
--- a/application/forms/Config/UserBackend/DbBackendForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Config/UserBackend/DbBackendForm.php
@@ -53,20 +53,6 @@ class DbBackendForm extends Form
                 'label'         => $this->translate('Backend Name'),
                 'description'   => $this->translate(
                     'The name of this authentication provider that is used to differentiate it from others'
-                ),
-                'validators'    => array(
-                    array(
-                        'Regex',
-                        false,
-                        array(
-                            'pattern'  => '/^[^\\[\\]:]+$/',
-                            'messages' => array(
-                                'regexNotMatch' => $this->translate(
-                                    'The name cannot contain \'[\', \']\' or \':\'.'
-                                )
-                            )
-                        )
-                    )
                 )
             )
         );
diff --git a/application/forms/Config/UserBackend/ExternalBackendForm.php b/application/forms/Config/UserBackend/ExternalBackendForm.php
index 4f3a4585f..317e35f81 100644
--- a/application/forms/Config/UserBackend/ExternalBackendForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Config/UserBackend/ExternalBackendForm.php
@@ -32,20 +32,6 @@ class ExternalBackendForm extends Form
                 'label'         => $this->translate('Backend Name'),
                 'description'   => $this->translate(
                     'The name of this authentication provider that is used to differentiate it from others'
-                ),
-                'validators'    => array(
-                    array(
-                        'Regex',
-                        false,
-                        array(
-                            'pattern'  => '/^[^\\[\\]:]+$/',
-                            'messages' => array(
-                                'regexNotMatch' => $this->translate(
-                                    'The backend name cannot contain \'[\', \']\' or \':\'.'
-                                )
-                            )
-                        )
-                    )
                 )
             )
         );
diff --git a/application/forms/Config/UserBackend/LdapBackendForm.php b/application/forms/Config/UserBackend/LdapBackendForm.php
index ac6765598..75634b6cb 100644
--- a/application/forms/Config/UserBackend/LdapBackendForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Config/UserBackend/LdapBackendForm.php
@@ -57,20 +57,6 @@ class LdapBackendForm extends Form
                 'label'         => $this->translate('Backend Name'),
                 'description'   => $this->translate(
                     'The name of this authentication provider that is used to differentiate it from others.'
-                ),
-                'validators'    => array(
-                    array(
-                        'Regex',
-                        false,
-                        array(
-                            'pattern'  => '/^[^\\[\\]:]+$/',
-                            'messages' => array(
-                                'regexNotMatch' => $this->translate(
-                                    'The name cannot contain \'[\', \']\' or \':\'.'
-                                )
-                            )
-                        )
-                    )
                 )
             )
         );
diff --git a/application/forms/Config/UserGroup/DbUserGroupBackendForm.php b/application/forms/Config/UserGroup/DbUserGroupBackendForm.php
index 9d7545fe7..5d1cf1839 100644
--- a/application/forms/Config/UserGroup/DbUserGroupBackendForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Config/UserGroup/DbUserGroupBackendForm.php
@@ -34,20 +34,6 @@ class DbUserGroupBackendForm extends Form
                 'label'         => $this->translate('Backend Name'),
                 'description'   => $this->translate(
                     'The name of this user group backend that is used to differentiate it from others'
-                ),
-                'validators'    => array(
-                    array(
-                        'Regex',
-                        false,
-                        array(
-                            'pattern'  => '/^[^\\[\\]:]+$/',
-                            'messages' => array(
-                                'regexNotMatch' => $this->translate(
-                                    'The name cannot contain \'[\', \']\' or \':\'.'
-                                )
-                            )
-                        )
-                    )
                 )
             )
         );
diff --git a/application/forms/Config/UserGroup/LdapUserGroupBackendForm.php b/application/forms/Config/UserGroup/LdapUserGroupBackendForm.php
index 4f67b788b..4aeab8e1d 100644
--- a/application/forms/Config/UserGroup/LdapUserGroupBackendForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Config/UserGroup/LdapUserGroupBackendForm.php
@@ -39,20 +39,6 @@ class LdapUserGroupBackendForm extends Form
                 'label'         => $this->translate('Backend Name'),
                 'description'   => $this->translate(
                     'The name of this user group backend that is used to differentiate it from others'
-                ),
-                'validators'    => array(
-                    array(
-                        'Regex',
-                        false,
-                        array(
-                            'pattern'  => '/^[^\\[\\]:]+$/',
-                            'messages' => array(
-                                'regexNotMatch' => $this->translate(
-                                    'The name cannot contain \'[\', \']\' or \':\'.'
-                                )
-                            )
-                        )
-                    )
                 )
             )
         );
diff --git a/application/forms/Dashboard/DashletForm.php b/application/forms/Dashboard/DashletForm.php
index 1e31a938d..d25001a23 100644
--- a/application/forms/Dashboard/DashletForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Dashboard/DashletForm.php
@@ -77,21 +77,7 @@ class DashletForm extends Form
             array(
                 'required'      => true,
                 'label'         => $this->translate('Dashlet Title'),
-                'description'   => $this->translate('Enter a title for the dashlet.'),
-                'validators'    =>  array(
-                    array(
-                        'Regex',
-                        false,
-                        array(
-                            'pattern'  => '/^[^\\[\\]]+$/',
-                            'messages' => array(
-                                'regexNotMatch' => $this->translate(
-                                    'The name cannot contain \'[\' or \']\'.'
-                                )
-                            )
-                        )
-                    )
-                )
+                'description'   => $this->translate('Enter a title for the dashlet.')
             )
         );
         $this->addElement(
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Config/BackendConfigForm.php b/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Config/BackendConfigForm.php
index d5a960d20..03c293d7c 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Config/BackendConfigForm.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Config/BackendConfigForm.php
@@ -193,20 +193,6 @@ class BackendConfigForm extends ConfigForm
                 'label'         => $this->translate('Backend Name'),
                 'description'   => $this->translate(
                     'The name of this monitoring backend that is used to differentiate it from others'
-                ),
-                'validators'    => array(
-                    array(
-                        'Regex',
-                        false,
-                        array(
-                            'pattern'  => '/^[^\\[\\]:]+$/',
-                            'messages' => array(
-                                'regexNotMatch' => $this->translate(
-                                    'The name cannot contain \'[\', \']\' or \':\'.'
-                                )
-                            )
-                        )
-                    )
                 )
             )
         );
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Config/TransportConfigForm.php b/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Config/TransportConfigForm.php
index dc679c5da..f21fdd73d 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Config/TransportConfigForm.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Config/TransportConfigForm.php
@@ -217,20 +217,6 @@ class TransportConfigForm extends ConfigForm
                 'label'         => $this->translate('Transport Name'),
                 'description'   => $this->translate(
                     'The name of this command transport that is used to differentiate it from others'
-                ),
-                'validators'    => array(
-                    array(
-                        'Regex',
-                        false,
-                        array(
-                            'pattern'  => '/^[^\\[\\]:]+$/',
-                            'messages' => array(
-                                'regexNotMatch' => $this->translate(
-                                    'The name cannot contain \'[\', \']\' or \':\'.'
-                                )
-                            )
-                        )
-                    )
                 )
             )
         );