1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/cron.rb b/lib/puppet/type/cron.rb
index ccf5d0449..ca52d4ec9 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/type/cron.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/cron.rb
@@ -330,12 +330,6 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:cron) do
             character."
 
         isnamevar
-
-        validate do |value|
-            unless value =~ /^[-\w]+$/
-                raise ArgumentError, "Invalid name format '%s'" % value
-            end
-        end
     end
 
     newproperty(:user) do