diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/patch/operation/ldn/NotifyServiceDescriptionReplaceOperation.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/patch/operation/ldn/NotifyServiceDescriptionReplaceOperation.java
index 4b3237ba366a..8f7eedc75831 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/patch/operation/ldn/NotifyServiceDescriptionReplaceOperation.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/patch/operation/ldn/NotifyServiceDescriptionReplaceOperation.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ public class NotifyServiceDescriptionReplaceOperation extends PatchOperation<Not
     @Override
     public NotifyServiceEntity perform(Context context, NotifyServiceEntity notifyServiceEntity, Operation operation)
         throws SQLException {
-        checkOperationValue(operation.getValue());
 
         Object description = operation.getValue();
         if (description == null | !(description instanceof String)) {