diff --git a/scripts-available/CDB_Groups.sql b/scripts-available/CDB_Groups.sql
index eb35792..439431c 100644
--- a/scripts-available/CDB_Groups.sql
+++ b/scripts-available/CDB_Groups.sql
@@ -116,10 +116,6 @@ DECLARE
     prefix TEXT;
     max_length constant INTEGER := 63;
 BEGIN
-    IF group_name !~ '^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$'
-    THEN
-        RAISE EXCEPTION 'Group name (%) must be a valid identifier. See http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/sql-syntax-lexical.html#SQL-SYNTAX-IDENTIFIERS', group_name;
-    END IF;
     prefix = format('%s_g_', cartodb._CDB_Group_ShortDatabaseName());
     group_role := format('%s%s', prefix, group_name);
     IF LENGTH(group_role) > max_length
diff --git a/test/organization/test.sh b/test/organization/test.sh
index 7a80484..abfc7a5 100644
--- a/test/organization/test.sh
+++ b/test/organization/test.sh
@@ -523,16 +523,6 @@ function test_valid_group_names() {
     sql postgres "select cartodb._CDB_Group_GroupRole('_group_1$_a');"
 }
 
-function test_not_valid_group_names() {
-    sql postgres "select cartodb._CDB_Group_GroupRole('1$_a');" fails
-    sql postgres "select cartodb._CDB_Group_GroupRole(' group_1$_a');" fails
-    sql postgres "select cartodb._CDB_Group_GroupRole('group_1$_a ');" fails
-    sql postgres "select cartodb._CDB_Group_GroupRole(' group_1$_a ');" fails
-    sql postgres "select cartodb._CDB_Group_GroupRole('group _1$_a');" fails
-    sql postgres "select cartodb._CDB_Group_GroupRole('groupña');" fails
-    sql postgres "select cartodb._CDB_Group_GroupRole('a123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890');" fails
-}
-
 function test_administrator_name_generation() {
     sql postgres "select cartodb._CDB_Organization_Admin_Role_Name();"
 }