diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/public/app/components/template_form/template_form_schemas.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/public/app/components/template_form/template_form_schemas.tsx
index 5f3e28ddffb8e..3e1cf0a4213a2 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/public/app/components/template_form/template_form_schemas.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/public/app/components/template_form/template_form_schemas.tsx
@@ -68,14 +68,6 @@ export const schemas: Record<string, FormSchema> = {
             ),
           }),
         },
-        {
-          validator: startsWithField({
-            char: '.',
-            message: i18n.translate('xpack.idxMgmt.templateValidation.templateNamePeriodError', {
-              defaultMessage: 'A template name must not start with a period.',
-            }),
-          }),
-        },
         {
           validator: containsCharsField({
             chars: INVALID_TEMPLATE_NAME_CHARS,