diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d42c126118..a96ac97980 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - Swaps `writeReview` for `write_review` to fix email link issue [#1017](https://github.com/bigcommerce/cornerstone/pull/1017)
 - Maintenance page stylesheet fix [#1016](https://github.com/bigcommerce/cornerstone/pull/1016)
 - Restore four products per row on category pages when sidebar is empty. [#1018](https://github.com/bigcommerce/cornerstone/pull/1018)
+- Remove gift certificate format validation [#1026](https://github.com/bigcommerce/cornerstone/pull/1026)
 
 ## 1.8.1 (2017-05-05)
 - Bug fix for category sidebar [#1006](https://github.com/bigcommerce/cornerstone/pull/1006)
diff --git a/assets/js/theme/common/gift-certificate-validator.js b/assets/js/theme/common/gift-certificate-validator.js
index 0d4b080fab..da49d7fdd7 100644
--- a/assets/js/theme/common/gift-certificate-validator.js
+++ b/assets/js/theme/common/gift-certificate-validator.js
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ export default function (cert) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    return /^[A-Z0-9]{3}\-[A-Z0-9]{3}\-[A-Z0-9]{3}\-[A-Z0-9]{3}$/.exec(cert);
+    // Add any custom gift certificate validation logic here
+    return true;
 }