diff --git a/aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/doc/keyless_account.md b/aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/doc/keyless_account.md
index 2d8d84d1aaf56..6a5ec753b84b3 100644
--- a/aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/doc/keyless_account.md
+++ b/aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/doc/keyless_account.md
@@ -548,7 +548,6 @@ WARNING: If a malicious key is set, this would lead to stolen funds.
 
 <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="keyless_account.md#0x1_keyless_account_set_groth16_verification_key_for_next_epoch">set_groth16_verification_key_for_next_epoch</a>(fx: &<a href="../../aptos-stdlib/../move-stdlib/doc/signer.md#0x1_signer">signer</a>, vk: <a href="keyless_account.md#0x1_keyless_account_Groth16VerificationKey">Groth16VerificationKey</a>) {
     <a href="system_addresses.md#0x1_system_addresses_assert_aptos_framework">system_addresses::assert_aptos_framework</a>(fx);
-    <a href="keyless_account.md#0x1_keyless_account_validate_groth16_vk">validate_groth16_vk</a>(&vk);
     <a href="config_buffer.md#0x1_config_buffer_upsert">config_buffer::upsert</a>&lt;<a href="keyless_account.md#0x1_keyless_account_Groth16VerificationKey">Groth16VerificationKey</a>&gt;(vk);
 }
 </code></pre>
diff --git a/aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/sources/keyless_account.move b/aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/sources/keyless_account.move
index d215202f4047b..269c209b228b9 100644
--- a/aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/sources/keyless_account.move
+++ b/aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/sources/keyless_account.move
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ module aptos_framework::keyless_account {
     /// WARNING: If a malicious key is set, this would lead to stolen funds.
     public fun set_groth16_verification_key_for_next_epoch(fx: &signer, vk: Groth16VerificationKey) {
         system_addresses::assert_aptos_framework(fx);
-        validate_groth16_vk(&vk);
         config_buffer::upsert<Groth16VerificationKey>(vk);
     }