diff --git a/openlibrary/plugins/openlibrary/js/edit.js b/openlibrary/plugins/openlibrary/js/edit.js
index 8a0827d09ee..0682568948d 100644
--- a/openlibrary/plugins/openlibrary/js/edit.js
+++ b/openlibrary/plugins/openlibrary/js/edit.js
@@ -231,14 +231,6 @@ export function validateIdentifiers(data) {
     return true;
 }
 
-export function initIdentifierValidation() {
-    initJqueryRepeat();
-    $('#identifiers').repeat({
-        vars: {prefix: 'edition--'},
-        validate: function(data) {return validateIdentifiers(data)},
-    });
-}
-
 export function initClassificationValidation() {
     initJqueryRepeat();
     const dataConfig = JSON.parse(document.querySelector('#classifications').dataset.config);
diff --git a/openlibrary/plugins/openlibrary/js/index.js b/openlibrary/plugins/openlibrary/js/index.js
index 523b59071ea..c6993665ef4 100644
--- a/openlibrary/plugins/openlibrary/js/index.js
+++ b/openlibrary/plugins/openlibrary/js/index.js
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ jQuery(function () {
     const autocompleteSubjects = document.querySelector('.csv-autocomplete--subjects');
     const addRowButton = document.getElementById('add_row_button');
     const roles = document.querySelector('#roles');
-    const identifiers = document.querySelector('#identifiers');
     const classifications = document.querySelector('#classifications');
     const excerpts = document.getElementById('excerpts');
     const links = document.getElementById('links');
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ jQuery(function () {
         edition ||
         autocompleteAuthor || autocompleteLanguage || autocompleteWorks ||
         autocompleteSeeds || autocompleteSubjects ||
-        addRowButton || roles || identifiers || classifications ||
+        addRowButton || roles || classifications ||
         excerpts || links
     ) {
         import(/* webpackChunkName: "user-website" */ './edit')
@@ -132,9 +131,6 @@ jQuery(function () {
                 if (roles) {
                     module.initRoleValidation();
                 }
-                if (identifiers) {
-                    module.initIdentifierValidation();
-                }
                 if (classifications) {
                     module.initClassificationValidation();
                 }