diff --git a/app/models/ip_block.rb b/app/models/ip_block.rb
index 2e1a20ff676..06af4fb18dc 100644
--- a/app/models/ip_block.rb
+++ b/app/models/ip_block.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class IpBlock < ApplicationRecord
     no_access: 9999,
   }, prefix: true, validate: true
 
-  validates :ip, :severity, presence: true
+  validates :ip, presence: true
   validates :ip, uniqueness: true
 
   after_commit :reset_cache