diff --git a/app/models/validations/date_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/date_validations.rb
index 8107789aa..66e472ba0 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/date_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/date_validations.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module Validations::DateValidations
       record.errors.add :startdate, I18n.t("validations.date.outside_collection_window")
     end
 
-    if record.startdate < first_collection_start_date || record.startdate > second_collection_end_date
+    if (record.startdate < first_collection_start_date || record.startdate > second_collection_end_date) && FeatureToggle.startdate_collection_window_validation_enabled?
       record.errors.add :startdate, I18n.t("validations.date.outside_collection_window")
     end
 
diff --git a/config/initializers/feature_toggle.rb b/config/initializers/feature_toggle.rb
index 98d3f7949..3ea8332bd 100644
--- a/config/initializers/feature_toggle.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/feature_toggle.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ class FeatureToggle
     Rails.env.production? || Rails.env.test?
   end
 
+  def self.startdate_collection_window_validation_enabled?
+    Rails.env.production? || Rails.env.test?
+  end
+
   def self.sales_log_enabled?
     !Rails.env.production?
   end