diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/StoreNotificationSettings.php b/app/Http/Requests/StoreNotificationSettings.php
index 6b2b1f5aec..f58d014c76 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/StoreNotificationSettings.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/StoreNotificationSettings.php
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@ class StoreNotificationSettings extends FormRequest
     {
         return [
             'alert_email'                         => 'email_array|nullable',
-            'admin_cc_email' => [
-                'email_array',
-                'nullable',
-                'required_if_accepted:admin_cc_always',
-            ],
+            'admin_cc_email'                      => 'email_array|nullable',
             'admin_cc_always' => [
                 Rule::in('0', '1'),
             ],
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Settings/AlertsSettingTest.php b/tests/Feature/Settings/AlertsSettingTest.php
index 7812d0eb33..f8829d3825 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Settings/AlertsSettingTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Settings/AlertsSettingTest.php
@@ -39,15 +39,6 @@ class AlertsSettingTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertDatabaseHas('settings', ['admin_cc_always' => '1']);
     }
 
-    public function test_cannot_update_admin_cc_always_without_admin_cc_email()
-    {
-        $this->settings->disableAdminCCAlways();
-
-        $this->actingAs(User::factory()->superuser()->create())
-            ->post(route('settings.alerts.save', ['admin_cc_always' => '1']))
-            ->assertSessionHasErrors('admin_cc_always');
-    }
-
     public function test_can_update_admin_cc_always_to_false()
     {
         $this->settings->enableAdminCC()->enableAdminCCAlways();
diff --git a/tests/Support/Settings.php b/tests/Support/Settings.php
index d33970e683..8ff8ba6945 100644
--- a/tests/Support/Settings.php
+++ b/tests/Support/Settings.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ namespace Tests\Support;
 
 use App\Models\Setting;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Crypt;
-use RuntimeException;
 
 class Settings
 {
@@ -63,10 +62,6 @@ class Settings
 
     public function enableAdminCCAlways(): Settings
     {
-        if (is_null($this->setting->admin_cc_email) || $this->setting->admin_cc_email == 0) {
-            throw new RuntimeException('admin_cc_email requires admin_cc_email to be set.');
-        }
-
         return $this->update([
             'admin_cc_always' => 1,
         ]);