diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/NotificationMethods/EmailNotificationMethod.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/NotificationMethods/EmailNotificationMethod.cs
index bfce87fde0..985ba90bc0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/NotificationMethods/EmailNotificationMethod.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/NotificationMethods/EmailNotificationMethod.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.HealthCheck.NotificationMethods
             : base(enabled, failureOnly, verbosity)
         {
             if (textService == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("textService");
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(recipientEmail)) throw new ArgumentException("Value cannot be null or whitespace.", "recipientEmail");
             _textService = textService;
             RecipientEmail = recipientEmail;
             Verbosity = verbosity;