diff --git a/modules/contacts/Add.tpl b/modules/contacts/Add.tpl
index dea3d7291..cb0694df4 100755
--- a/modules/contacts/Add.tpl
+++ b/modules/contacts/Add.tpl
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                                         <label id="titleLabel" for="title">Title:</label>
                                     </td>
                                     <td class="tdData">
-                                        <input type="text" name="title" id="title" class="inputbox" style="width: 150px" />&nbsp;*
+                                        <input type="text" name="title" id="title" class="inputbox" style="width: 150px" />
                                     </td>
                                 </tr>
 
diff --git a/modules/contacts/ContactsUI.php b/modules/contacts/ContactsUI.php
index a84257f82..5454ee611 100755
--- a/modules/contacts/ContactsUI.php
+++ b/modules/contacts/ContactsUI.php
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ private function onAdd()
         $departmentsCSV = $this->getTrimmedInput('departmentsCSV', $_POST);
 
         /* Bail out if any of the required fields are empty. */
-        if (empty($firstName) || empty($lastName) || empty($title))
+        if (empty($firstName) || empty($lastName))
         {
             CommonErrors::fatal(COMMONERROR_MISSINGFIELDS, $this, 'Required fields are missing.');
         }
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ private function onEdit()
         $departmentsCSV = $this->getTrimmedInput('departmentsCSV', $_POST);
 
         /* Bail out if any of the required fields are empty. */
-        if (empty($firstName) || empty($lastName) || empty($title))
+        if (empty($firstName) || empty($lastName))
         {
             CommonErrors::fatal(COMMONERROR_MISSINGFIELDS, $this, 'Required fields are missing.');
         }
diff --git a/modules/contacts/Edit.tpl b/modules/contacts/Edit.tpl
index 87d36cbba..f182cdfc2 100755
--- a/modules/contacts/Edit.tpl
+++ b/modules/contacts/Edit.tpl
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
                                         <label id="titleLabel" for="title">Title:</label>
                                     </td>
                                     <td class="tdData">
-                                        <input type="text" name="title" id="title" value="<?php $this->_($this->data['title']); ?>" class="inputbox" style="width: 150px" />&nbsp;*
+                                        <input type="text" name="title" id="title" value="<?php $this->_($this->data['title']); ?>" class="inputbox" style="width: 150px" />
                                     </td>
                                 </tr>
 
diff --git a/modules/contacts/validator.js b/modules/contacts/validator.js
index a1f122159..2ae164dc9 100755
--- a/modules/contacts/validator.js
+++ b/modules/contacts/validator.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ function checkAddForm(form)
     errorMessage += checkFirstName();
     errorMessage += checkLastName();
     errorMessage += checkCompany();
-    errorMessage += checkTitle();
 
     if (errorMessage != "")
     {
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ function checkEditForm(form)
     errorMessage += checkFirstName();
     errorMessage += checkLastName();
     errorMessage += checkCompany();
-    errorMessage += checkTitle();
 
     if (errorMessage != "")
     {