diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/request/CategoryModificationRequest.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/request/CategoryModificationRequest.java
index 84abbce5..b76c44ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/request/CategoryModificationRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/request/CategoryModificationRequest.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.commafeed.frontend.model.request;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import javax.validation.constraints.NotEmpty;
 import javax.validation.constraints.Size;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.ApiModel;
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ import lombok.Data;
 public class CategoryModificationRequest implements Serializable {
 
 	@ApiModelProperty(value = "id", required = true)
-	@NotEmpty
 	private Long id;
 
 	@ApiModelProperty(value = "new name, null if not changed")