diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Controllers/ContentController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Controllers/ContentController.cs
index 6cb0addb719a..54adef04fa8e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Controllers/ContentController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Controllers/ContentController.cs
@@ -913,13 +913,8 @@ private async Task<ActionResult<ContentItemDisplay>> PostSaveInternal(ContentIte
                     v.Notifications.AddRange(n.Notifications);
             }
 
-            HandleInvalidModelState(display, cultureForInvariantErrors);
-
             //lastly, if it is not valid, add the model state to the outgoing object and throw a 400
-            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
-            {
-                return ValidationProblem(display, ModelState);
-            }
+            HandleInvalidModelState(display, cultureForInvariantErrors);
 
             if (wasCancelled)
             {