diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9b87e5565f..64ff4fbfe5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Changelog
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ The types of changes are:
   * Overrides can be saved in the browser.
   * Use `NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_ENV` for app-specific environment config.
   * No longer use `react-feature-flags` library.
+* Made privacy declarations optional when adding systems manually - [#2173](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/pull/2173)
 * Dynamic imports of custom overrides and SaaS test fixtures [#2169](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/pull/2169)
 * Added `AuthenticatedClient` to custom request override interface [#2171](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/pull/2171)
 
diff --git a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/system/PrivacyDeclarationStep.tsx b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/system/PrivacyDeclarationStep.tsx
index e96a5fdbbd..64d8158e75 100644
--- a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/system/PrivacyDeclarationStep.tsx
+++ b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/system/PrivacyDeclarationStep.tsx
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ const PrivacyDeclarationStep = ({ system, onSuccess, abridged }: Props) => {
         <Button
           colorScheme="primary"
           size="sm"
-          disabled={formDeclarations.length === 0}
           isLoading={isLoading}
           data-testid="next-btn"
           onClick={handleSubmit}