diff --git a/app/views/admin/identities/_form.html.haml b/app/views/admin/identities/_form.html.haml
index b405aa6e8e3..0525552ebf8 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/identities/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/identities/_form.html.haml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   .form-group
     = f.label :extern_uid, "Identifier", class: 'control-label'
     .col-sm-10
-      = f.text_field :extern_uid, required: true, class: 'form-control', required: true
+      = f.text_field :extern_uid, class: 'form-control', required: true
 
   .form-actions
     = f.submit 'Save changes', class: "btn btn-save"