diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/validation/securitypolicy_validate.go b/api/v1alpha1/validation/securitypolicy_validate.go
index 59a55abcac5e..66bee6a8eb5d 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/validation/securitypolicy_validate.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/validation/securitypolicy_validate.go
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ func validateSecurityPolicySpec(spec *egv1a1.SecurityPolicySpec) error {
 func ValidateJWTProvider(providers []egv1a1.JWTProvider) error {
 	var errs []error
 
-	if len(providers) == 0 {
-		errs = append(errs, errors.New("no jwt providers are specified"))
-	}
-
 	var names []string
 	for _, provider := range providers {
 		switch {
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/validation/securitypolicy_validate_test.go b/api/v1alpha1/validation/securitypolicy_validate_test.go
index e84d9fc1f175..489c7644f8b1 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/validation/securitypolicy_validate_test.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/validation/securitypolicy_validate_test.go
@@ -40,25 +40,6 @@ func TestValidateSecurityPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: false,
 		},
-		{
-			name: "empty provider list",
-			policy: &egv1a1.SecurityPolicy{
-				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
-					Kind:       egv1a1.KindSecurityPolicy,
-					APIVersion: egv1a1.GroupVersion.String(),
-				},
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Namespace: "test",
-					Name:      "test",
-				},
-				Spec: egv1a1.SecurityPolicySpec{
-					JWT: &egv1a1.JWT{
-						Providers: []egv1a1.JWTProvider{},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expected: false,
-		},
 		{
 			name: "valid security policy with url",
 			policy: &egv1a1.SecurityPolicy{