diff --git a/app/models/location.rb b/app/models/location.rb
index b97e8f7fa..26413d4d0 100644
--- a/app/models/location.rb
+++ b/app/models/location.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class Location < ApplicationRecord
   validates :postcode, on: :postcode, presence: { message: I18n.t("validations.location.postcode_blank") }
   validate :validate_postcode, on: :postcode
-  validate :validate_location_admin_district, on: :location_admin_district
+  validates :location_admin_district, on: :location_admin_district, presence: { message: I18n.t("validations.location_admin_district") }
   validates :name, on: :name, presence: { message: I18n.t("validations.location.name") }
   validates :units, on: :units, presence: { message: I18n.t("validations.location.units") }
   validates :type_of_unit, on: :type_of_unit, presence: { message: I18n.t("validations.location.type_of_unit") }
@@ -421,13 +421,6 @@ class Location < ApplicationRecord
     end
   end
 
-  def validate_location_admin_district
-    if location_admin_district == "Select an option"
-      error_message = I18n.t("validations.location_admin_district")
-      errors.add :location_admin_district, error_message
-    end
-  end
-
   def validate_startdate
     unless startdate.between?(Time.zone.local(1900, 1, 1), Time.zone.local(2200, 1, 1))
       error_message = I18n.t("validations.location.startdate_out_of_range")