diff --git a/src/Handler/Exam/Form.hs b/src/Handler/Exam/Form.hs
index ee463f11a..a8d88a206 100644
--- a/src/Handler/Exam/Form.hs
+++ b/src/Handler/Exam/Form.hs
@@ -555,14 +555,5 @@ validateExam cId oldExam = do
 
     warnValidation MsgExamModeSchoolDiscouraged . not $ evalExamModeDNF schoolExamDiscouragedModes efExamMode
 
-    case schoolSheetExamAuthorshipStatementMode of
-      SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeNone     -> guardValidation MsgExamAuthorshipStatementMustBeEmpty    $ is _Nothing efAuthorshipStatement
-      SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeRequired -> guardValidation MsgExamAuthorshipStatementMustBeNonEmpty $ is _Just    efAuthorshipStatement
-      _otherwise                            -> return ()
-    whenIsJust efAuthorshipStatement $ \statementContent -> do
-      mSchoolAuthorshipStatement <- lift $ maybe (pure Nothing) getEntity schoolSheetExamAuthorshipStatementDefinition
-      guardValidation MsgExamAuthorshipStatementMustBeNonEmpty $ schoolSheetExamAuthorshipStatementMode /= SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeRequired || statementContent /= mempty  -- FIXME: form validation fails in required mode with non-empty school default
-      guardValidation MsgExamAuthorshipStatementMustMatchSchoolDefinition $ not schoolSheetExamAuthorshipStatementAllowOther && Just statementContent == (authorshipStatementDefinitionContent . entityVal <$> mSchoolAuthorshipStatement)
-
   unless (has (_Just . _entityVal . _examStaff . _Nothing) oldExam) $
     guardValidation MsgExamStaffRequired $ isn't _Nothing efStaff