diff --git a/pkg/event/event.go b/pkg/event/event.go
index 4fb63351d..fe3b7d573 100644
--- a/pkg/event/event.go
+++ b/pkg/event/event.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ func NewRecorder(c kclient.Client) RecorderFunc {
 		}
 
 		// Set a generated name based on the event content.
-		// NOTE: This is validated server-side, so it's important that this is done, just before sending the request.
 		id, err := ContentID(e)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate event name from content: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/server/registry/apigroups/acorn/events/storage.go b/pkg/server/registry/apigroups/acorn/events/storage.go
index 5b19e8145..c45beb35e 100644
--- a/pkg/server/registry/apigroups/acorn/events/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/server/registry/apigroups/acorn/events/storage.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ func NewStorage(c kclient.WithWatch) rest.Storage {
 
 	return stores.NewBuilder(c.Scheme(), &apiv1.Event{}).
 		WithTableConverter(tables.EventConverter).
-		WithValidateName(new(validator)).
 		WithCompleteCRUD(strategy).
 		Build()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/server/registry/apigroups/acorn/events/validator.go b/pkg/server/registry/apigroups/acorn/events/validator.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 81e0edf52..000000000
--- a/pkg/server/registry/apigroups/acorn/events/validator.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-package events
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-
-	apiv1 "github.com/acorn-io/runtime/pkg/apis/api.acorn.io/v1"
-	"github.com/acorn-io/runtime/pkg/event"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
-)
-
-type validator struct{}
-
-func (validator) ValidateName(_ context.Context, obj runtime.Object) (result field.ErrorList) {
-	e := obj.(*apiv1.Event)
-
-	id, err := event.ContentID(e)
-	if err != nil {
-		result = append(result, field.InternalError(
-			field.NewPath("metadata", "name"),
-			fmt.Errorf("failed to generate content ID for event: %w", err),
-		))
-		return
-	}
-
-	if e.Name != id {
-		result = append(result, field.Invalid(
-			field.NewPath("metadata", "name"),
-			e.Name,
-			fmt.Sprintf("name should be %q", id),
-		))
-	}
-
-	return
-}