diff --git a/ui/js/component/publishForm/internal/channelSection.jsx b/ui/js/component/publishForm/internal/channelSection.jsx
index 5f370f939..1744139c6 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/publishForm/internal/channelSection.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/component/publishForm/internal/channelSection.jsx
@@ -53,16 +53,9 @@ class ChannelSection extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   handleCreateChannelClick(event) {
-    const min = this.minChannelBid();
-
     if (this.state.newChannelName.length < 5) {
       this.refs.newChannelName.showError(
-        __("LBRY channel names must be at least 4 characters in length.")
-      );
-      return;
-    } else if (this.state.newChannelBid < min) {
-      this.refs.newChannelName.showError(
-        __(`The minimum amount is ${min} credits.`)
+        __("LBRY channel names must be at least 5 characters in length.")
       );
       return;
     }
@@ -95,10 +88,6 @@ class ChannelSection extends React.PureComponent {
     this.props.createChannel(newChannelName, amount).then(success, failure);
   }
 
-  minChannelBid() {
-    return 0.000178;
-  }
-
   render() {
     const lbcInputHelp = __(
       "This LBC remains yours and the deposit can be undone at any time."
diff --git a/ui/js/component/publishForm/view.jsx b/ui/js/component/publishForm/view.jsx
index c331334b3..4b0d2e3d3 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/publishForm/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/component/publishForm/view.jsx
@@ -181,10 +181,6 @@ class PublishForm extends React.PureComponent {
     return !!myClaims.find(claim => claim.name === name);
   }
 
-  minClaimBid() {
-    return 0.000097;
-  }
-
   topClaimIsMine() {
     const myClaimInfo = this.myClaimInfo();
     const { claimsByUri } = this.props;
@@ -307,16 +303,8 @@ class PublishForm extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   handleBidChange(event) {
-    const value = event.target.value;
-    const min = this.minClaimBid();
-
-    if (value < min) {
-      this.refs.bid.showError(__(`The minimum amount is ${min} credits.`));
-      return;
-    }
-
     this.setState({
-      bid: value,
+      bid: event.target.value,
     });
   }