diff --git a/user/editlib.php b/user/editlib.php
index 434e28d7534..46d87538410 100644
--- a/user/editlib.php
+++ b/user/editlib.php
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ function useredit_shared_definition(&$mform, $editoroptions = null, $filemanager
 
     $mform->addElement('text', 'city', get_string('city'), 'maxlength="120" size="21"');
     $mform->setType('city', PARAM_TEXT);
-    $mform->addRule('city', $strrequired, 'required', null, 'client');
     if (!empty($CFG->defaultcity)) {
         $mform->setDefault('city', $CFG->defaultcity);
     }
@@ -227,7 +226,6 @@ function useredit_shared_definition(&$mform, $editoroptions = null, $filemanager
     $choices = get_string_manager()->get_list_of_countries();
     $choices= array(''=>get_string('selectacountry').'...') + $choices;
     $mform->addElement('select', 'country', get_string('selectacountry'), $choices);
-    $mform->addRule('country', $strrequired, 'required', null, 'client');
     if (!empty($CFG->country)) {
         $mform->setDefault('country', $CFG->country);
     }