diff --git a/genesyscloud/telephony_providers_edges_phone/resource_genesyscloud_telephony_providers_edges_phone.go b/genesyscloud/telephony_providers_edges_phone/resource_genesyscloud_telephony_providers_edges_phone.go
index 648f3f191..54e088882 100644
--- a/genesyscloud/telephony_providers_edges_phone/resource_genesyscloud_telephony_providers_edges_phone.go
+++ b/genesyscloud/telephony_providers_edges_phone/resource_genesyscloud_telephony_providers_edges_phone.go
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ func createPhone(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return diag.Errorf("failed to create phone %v: %v", *phoneConfig.Name, err)
 	}
-	_, err = validatePhoneHardwareIdRequirements(phoneConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		return diag.Errorf("failed to create phone %v: %v", *phoneConfig.Name, err)
-	}
 	log.Printf("Creating phone %s", *phoneConfig.Name)
 	diagErr := util.RetryWhen(util.IsStatus404, func() (*platformclientv2.APIResponse, diag.Diagnostics) {
 		phone, resp, err := pp.createPhone(ctx, phoneConfig)
@@ -132,10 +128,6 @@ func updatePhone(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return diag.Errorf("failed to updated phone %v: %v", *phoneConfig.Name, err)
 	}
-	_, err = validatePhoneHardwareIdRequirements(phoneConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		return diag.Errorf("failed to updated phone %v: %v", *phoneConfig.Name, err)
-	}
 	log.Printf("Updating phone %s", *phoneConfig.Name)
 	phone, err := pp.updatePhone(ctx, d.Id(), phoneConfig)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/genesyscloud/telephony_providers_edges_phone/resource_genesyscloud_telephony_providers_edges_phone_utils.go b/genesyscloud/telephony_providers_edges_phone/resource_genesyscloud_telephony_providers_edges_phone_utils.go
index 2af2c59df..382ac62c4 100644
--- a/genesyscloud/telephony_providers_edges_phone/resource_genesyscloud_telephony_providers_edges_phone_utils.go
+++ b/genesyscloud/telephony_providers_edges_phone/resource_genesyscloud_telephony_providers_edges_phone_utils.go
@@ -382,35 +382,3 @@ func generatePhoneProperties(hardware_id string) string {
 					)))),
 	)
 }
-
-func validatePhoneHardwareIdRequirements(phone *platformclientv2.Phone) (bool, error) {
-	var (
-		hardwareIdType  string
-		hardwareIdValue string
-	)
-	hardwareIdRequiredTypes := map[string]bool{
-		"mac":  true,
-		"fqdn": true,
-	}
-
-	if phone.Capabilities != nil && phone.Capabilities.HardwareIdType != nil {
-		hardwareIdType = *phone.Capabilities.HardwareIdType
-	}
-
-	if phone.Properties != nil && (*phone.Properties)["phone_hardwareId"] != nil {
-		hardwareIdval, exists := (*phone.Properties)["phone_hardwareId"].(map[string]interface{})["value"].(map[string]interface{})["instance"]
-		if exists {
-			hardwareIdValue = hardwareIdval.(string)
-		}
-	}
-
-	_, exists := hardwareIdRequiredTypes[hardwareIdType]
-	if exists && len(hardwareIdValue) <= 0 {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("hardwareId is required based on the phone capabilities hardwareIdType: %s", hardwareIdType)
-	}
-	if (!exists) && len(hardwareIdValue) > 0 {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("hardwareId is not required based on the phone capabilities hardwareIdType:%s", hardwareIdType)
-	}
-	return true, nil
-
-}