diff --git a/src/main/ui/static/payment/partner/templates/apply_rpay_sub_merchant_id.html b/src/main/ui/static/payment/partner/templates/apply_rpay_sub_merchant_id.html
index bf36efcf3..f7d130c75 100644
--- a/src/main/ui/static/payment/partner/templates/apply_rpay_sub_merchant_id.html
+++ b/src/main/ui/static/payment/partner/templates/apply_rpay_sub_merchant_id.html
@@ -77,22 +77,17 @@
                                 </div>
                             </div>
 
-                            <div class="form-group"
-                                 ng-class="{'has-error':subForm.acn.$invalid && subForm.acn.$dirty}">
-                                <label class="control-label col-sm-3" for="acn_input">* acn</label>
+                            <div class="form-group">
+                                <label class="control-label col-sm-3" for="acn_input">acn</label>
                                 <div class="col-sm-8">
                                     <input class="form-control" ng-model="subMerchantInfo.acn"
-                                           type="text" name="acn" id="acn_input" required maxlength="256">
-                                    <div ng-messages="subForm.acn.$error" ng-if="subForm.acn.$dirty">
-                                        <p class="small text-danger" ng-message="required">Required Field</p>
-                                    </div>
+                                           type="text" name="acn" id="acn_input">
                                 </div>
                             </div>
 
 
-                            <div class="form-group"
-                                 ng-class="{'has-error':subForm.business_structure.$invalid && subForm.business_structure.$dirty}">
-                                <label class="control-label col-sm-3" for="business-structure-input">* Business Structure</label>
+                            <div class="form-group">
+                                <label class="control-label col-sm-3" for="business-structure-input">Business Structure</label>
                                 <div class="col-sm-8">
                                     <select class="form-control" name="business_structure"  ng-model="subMerchantInfo.business_structure"
                                             id="business-structure-input"