diff --git a/server/i18n/en.json b/server/i18n/en.json
index 7bcfb7fc7b..8000bd55f0 100644
--- a/server/i18n/en.json
+++ b/server/i18n/en.json
@@ -8860,7 +8860,7 @@
   },
   {
     "id": "model.config.is_valid.saml_idp_descriptor_url.app_error",
-    "translation": "Identity Provider Issuer URL must be a valid URL and start with http:// or https://."
+    "translation": "Identity Provider Issuer URL cannot be an empty string."
   },
   {
     "id": "model.config.is_valid.saml_idp_url.app_error",
diff --git a/server/public/model/config.go b/server/public/model/config.go
index 60378dfe3d..4adb681bbe 100644
--- a/server/public/model/config.go
+++ b/server/public/model/config.go
@@ -3794,7 +3794,7 @@ func (s *SamlSettings) isValid() *AppError {
 			return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.saml_idp_url.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		}
 
-		if *s.IdpDescriptorURL == "" || !IsValidHTTPURL(*s.IdpDescriptorURL) {
+		if *s.IdpDescriptorURL == "" {
 			return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.saml_idp_descriptor_url.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		}