diff --git a/app/models/tag_alias.rb b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
index 3c928a4f6..58e6ab5db 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_alias.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ class TagAlias < TagRelationship
   validates_uniqueness_of :antecedent_name, scope: :status, conditions: -> { active }
   validate :absence_of_transitive_relation
   validate :wiki_pages_present, on: :create, unless: :skip_secondary_validations
-  validate :mininum_antecedent_count, on: :create, unless: :skip_secondary_validations
 
   module ApprovalMethods
     def approve!(approver: CurrentUser.user, update_topic: true)
@@ -143,12 +142,6 @@ class TagAlias < TagRelationship
     end
   end
 
-  def mininum_antecedent_count
-    if antecedent_tag.post_count < 50
-      errors[:base] << "The #{antecedent_name} tag must have at least 50 posts for an alias to be created"
-    end
-  end
-
   def create_mod_action
     alias_desc = %("tag alias ##{id}":[#{Rails.application.routes.url_helpers.tag_alias_path(self)}]: [[#{antecedent_name}]] -> [[#{consequent_name}]])