diff --git a/models/models_methods.go b/models/models_methods.go
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/models/models_methods.go
+++ b/models/models_methods.go
@@ -312,13 +312,10 @@ func (env *EnvironmentItemModel) FillMissingDefaults() error {
 
 // Validate ...
 func (env EnvironmentItemModel) Validate() error {
-	key, _, err := env.GetKeyValuePair()
+	_, _, err := env.GetKeyValuePair()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if key == "" {
-		return errors.New("no environment key found")
-	}
 	_, err = env.GetOptions()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
Remove duplicated env key validation. (#<I>)