diff --git a/classes/forms/outage/edit.php b/classes/forms/outage/edit.php
index 3419b48..26d3c77 100644
--- a/classes/forms/outage/edit.php
+++ b/classes/forms/outage/edit.php
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ class edit extends \moodleform {
     public function validation($data, $files) {
         $errors = parent::validation($data, $files);
 
-        if ($data['starttime'] <= time()) {
-            $errors['starttime'] = get_string('starttimeerrornotinfuture', 'auth_outage');
-        }
         if ($data['stoptime'] <= $data['starttime']) {
             $errors['stoptime'] = get_string('stoptimeerrornotafterstart', 'auth_outage');
         }
diff --git a/lang/en/auth_outage.php b/lang/en/auth_outage.php
index f57638e..d158959 100644
--- a/lang/en/auth_outage.php
+++ b/lang/en/auth_outage.php
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ $string['outagedelete'] = 'Delete Outage';
 $string['outagedeletewarning'] = 'You are about to permanently delete the outage below. This cannot be undone.';
 $string['outageslist'] = 'Outages List';
 $string['pluginname'] = 'Outage manager';
-$string['starttimeerrornotinfuture'] = 'Start time must be in the future.';
 $string['starttime'] = 'Start date and time';
 $string['stoptimeerrornotafterstart'] = 'Stop time must be after start time.';
 $string['stoptime'] = 'Stop date and time';