diff --git a/models/forgefed/federationinfo.go b/models/forgefed/federationinfo.go
index 205eb161ea..e4ce51d93e 100644
--- a/models/forgefed/federationinfo.go
+++ b/models/forgefed/federationinfo.go
@@ -24,12 +24,8 @@ func (info FederationInfo) Validate() []string {
 	var result []string
 	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(string(info.HostFqdn), "HostFqdn")...)
 	result = append(result, validation.ValidateMaxLen(string(info.HostFqdn), 255, "HostFqdn")...)
-	if (info.NodeInfo == NodeInfo{}) {
-		result = append(result, "Field NodeInfo may not be empty")
-	} else {
-		result = append(result, info.NodeInfo.Validate()...)
-	}
 	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(info.LatestActivity, "LatestActivity")...)
+	result = append(result, info.NodeInfo.Validate()...)
 
 	return result
 }