diff --git a/chris_backend/feeds/serializers.py b/chris_backend/feeds/serializers.py
index 0acb148a..8c8816d7 100644
--- a/chris_backend/feeds/serializers.py
+++ b/chris_backend/feeds/serializers.py
@@ -138,15 +138,6 @@ def update(self, instance, validated_data):
                 instance.folder.create_public_link()
         return super(FeedSerializer, self).update(instance, validated_data)
 
-    def validate_name(self, name):
-        """
-        Overriden to check that the feed's name does not contain forward slashes.
-        """
-        if '/' in name:
-            raise serializers.ValidationError(
-                ["This field may not contain forward slashes."])
-        return name
-
     def validate_public(self, public):
         """
         Overriden to check that only the owner or superuser chris can change a feed's
diff --git a/chris_backend/feeds/tests/test_serializers.py b/chris_backend/feeds/tests/test_serializers.py
index 9bf169ff..477cf96f 100755
--- a/chris_backend/feeds/tests/test_serializers.py
+++ b/chris_backend/feeds/tests/test_serializers.py
@@ -139,16 +139,6 @@ def setUp(self):
         feed = Feed.objects.get(name=self.feedname)
         self.feed_serializer = FeedSerializer(feed)
 
-    def test_validate_name(self):
-        """
-        Test whether overriden validate_name method raises a serializers.ValidationError
-        when the feed name contains forward slashes.
-        """
-        with self.assertRaises(serializers.ValidationError):
-            self.feed_serializer.validate_name('myfeed/')
-        name = self.feed_serializer.validate_name('myfeed')
-        self.assertEqual(name, 'myfeed')
-
     def test_get_started_jobs(self):
         """
         Test whether overriden get_created_jobs method returns the correct number of