diff --git a/registry/storage/cache/redis/redis.go b/registry/storage/cache/redis/redis.go
index 9efbbf22..80286d71 100644
--- a/registry/storage/cache/redis/redis.go
+++ b/registry/storage/cache/redis/redis.go
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ func (rbds *redisBlobDescriptorService) SetDescriptor(ctx context.Context, dgst
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := cache.ValidateDescriptor(desc); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return rbds.setDescriptor(ctx, rbds.pool, dgst, desc)
 }