diff --git a/src/ServiceControl.Config/UI/InstanceAdd/ServiceControlAddViewModelValidator.cs b/src/ServiceControl.Config/UI/InstanceAdd/ServiceControlAddViewModelValidator.cs
index d4baf0686a..223d5505dd 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl.Config/UI/InstanceAdd/ServiceControlAddViewModelValidator.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl.Config/UI/InstanceAdd/ServiceControlAddViewModelValidator.cs
@@ -224,8 +224,6 @@ public ServiceControlAddViewModelValidator()
                     .WithMessage(string.Format(Validation.Validations.MSG_QUEUENAMES_NOT_EQUAL, "Audit", "Error Forwarding"))
                 .MustNotBeIn(x => Validations.UsedErrorQueueNames(x.SelectedTransport, x.ErrorInstanceName, x.ConnectionString))
                     .WithMessage(string.Format(Validation.Validations.MSG_QUEUE_ALREADY_ASSIGNED, "Audit"))
-                .MustNotBeIn(x => Validations.UsedAuditQueueNames(x.SelectedTransport, x.AuditInstanceName, x.ConnectionString))
-                    .WithMessage(string.Format(Validation.Validations.MSG_QUEUE_ALREADY_ASSIGNED, "Audit"))
                 .When(x => x.InstallAuditInstance);
 
             RuleFor(x => x.AuditForwardingQueueName)
@@ -238,8 +236,6 @@ public ServiceControlAddViewModelValidator()
                     .WithMessage(string.Format(Validation.Validations.MSG_UNIQUEQUEUENAME, "Error Forwarding"))
                 .MustNotBeIn(x => Validations.UsedErrorQueueNames(x.SelectedTransport, x.ErrorInstanceName, x.ConnectionString))
                     .WithMessage(string.Format(Validation.Validations.MSG_QUEUE_ALREADY_ASSIGNED, "Audit Forwarding"))
-                .MustNotBeIn(x => Validations.UsedAuditQueueNames(x.SelectedTransport, x.AuditInstanceName, x.ConnectionString))
-                    .WithMessage(string.Format(Validation.Validations.MSG_QUEUE_ALREADY_ASSIGNED, "Audit Forwarding"))
                 .When(x => x.InstallAuditInstance)
                 .When(x => x.AuditForwarding?.Value ?? false);
         }
diff --git a/src/ServiceControl.Config/UI/InstanceEdit/ServiceControlAuditEditViewModelValidator.cs b/src/ServiceControl.Config/UI/InstanceEdit/ServiceControlAuditEditViewModelValidator.cs
index 4cd60f941f..b4dd2524e0 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl.Config/UI/InstanceEdit/ServiceControlAuditEditViewModelValidator.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl.Config/UI/InstanceEdit/ServiceControlAuditEditViewModelValidator.cs
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ public ServiceControlAuditEditViewModelValidator()
                     .WithMessage(string.Format(Validation.Validations.MSG_UNIQUEQUEUENAME, "Audit Forwarding"))
                 .MustNotBeIn(x => Validations.UsedErrorQueueNames(x.SelectedTransport, x.InstanceName, x.ConnectionString))
                     .WithMessage(string.Format(Validation.Validations.MSG_QUEUE_ALREADY_ASSIGNED, "Audit"))
-                .MustNotBeIn(x => Validations.UsedAuditQueueNames(x.SelectedTransport, x.InstanceName, x.ConnectionString))
-                    .WithMessage(string.Format(Validation.Validations.MSG_QUEUE_ALREADY_ASSIGNED, "Audit"))
                 .When(x => x.SubmitAttempted);
 
             RuleFor(x => x.AuditForwardingQueueName)
@@ -78,8 +76,6 @@ public ServiceControlAuditEditViewModelValidator()
                     .WithMessage(string.Format(Validation.Validations.MSG_FORWARDINGQUEUENAME, "Audit Forwarding"))
                 .NotEqual(x => x.AuditQueueName)
                     .WithMessage(string.Format(Validation.Validations.MSG_QUEUENAMES_NOT_EQUAL, "Audit Forwarding", "Audit"))
-                .MustNotBeIn(x => Validations.UsedAuditQueueNames(x.SelectedTransport, x.InstanceName, x.ConnectionString))
-                    .WithMessage(string.Format(Validation.Validations.MSG_QUEUE_ALREADY_ASSIGNED, "Audit Forwarding"))
                 .MustNotBeIn(x => Validations.UsedErrorQueueNames(x.SelectedTransport, x.InstanceName, x.ConnectionString))
                     .WithMessage(string.Format(Validation.Validations.MSG_QUEUE_ALREADY_ASSIGNED, "Audit Forwarding"))
                 .When(x => x.SubmitAttempted && x.AuditForwarding.Value);