diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-full/imports/api/links/methods.js b/tools/static-assets/skel-full/imports/api/links/methods.js
index ac51e82747..07ec236180 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-full/imports/api/links/methods.js
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-full/imports/api/links/methods.js
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ Meteor.methods({
     check(url, String);
     check(title, String);
 
-    // Check if this is a valid url
-    const re = /((http|https)\:\/\/)+[a-zA-Z0-9\.\/\?\:@\-_=#]+\.([a-zA-Z0-9\&\.\/\?\:@\-_=#])*/g;
-    if (!url.match(re)) {
-      throw new Meteor.Error('Invalid URL.');
-    }
-
     return Links.insert({
       url,
       title,