diff --git a/openlibrary/templates/books/edit.html b/openlibrary/templates/books/edit.html
index 2f21dc7970d..7a64b8e32d6 100644
--- a/openlibrary/templates/books/edit.html
+++ b/openlibrary/templates/books/edit.html
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ <h2 class="editFormTitle">$:title</h2>
 <div id="contentBody">
     $ work_key = query_param('work_key', None)
     $ action = '?work_key=%s' % work_key if work_key else ''
-    <form method="post" id="addWork" class="olform books validate" name="edit" action="$action">
+    <form method="post" id="addWork" class="olform books" name="edit" action="$action">
 
         <input type="hidden" name="work--key" value="$work.key">
         $ authors = work.authors and [a.author for a in work.authors]
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ <h3 class="editFormBookAuthors">
                                         <label for="work-title">$_('Title')</label> <span class="tip">$:_("Use <b><i>Title: Subtitle</i></b> to add a subtitle.")</span> <span class="red">*<span class="tip">$_("Required field")</span></span>
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="input">
-                                        <input name="work--title" type="text" id="work-title" class="required" value="$this_title"/>
+                                        <input name="work--title" type="text" id="work-title" value="$this_title" required/>
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="label">
                                         <label for="author-$0">$_("Author")</label>
diff --git a/openlibrary/templates/tag/add.html b/openlibrary/templates/tag/add.html
index 965b2ad30dd..2998fe023cf 100644
--- a/openlibrary/templates/tag/add.html
+++ b/openlibrary/templates/tag/add.html
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ <h1>$_("Add a tag to Open Library")</h1>
 
 <div id="contentBody">
 
-    <form method="post" action="" id="addtag" class="olform addtag1 validate">
+    <form method="post" action="" id="addtag" class="olform addtag1">
 
         <div class="formElement">
             <div class="label">
                 <label for="tagname">$_("Name of Tag")</label>*<span class="tip">$_("Required field")</span>
             </div>
             <div class="input">
-                <input type="text" name="tag_name" id="tag_name"/>
+                <input type="text" name="tag_name" id="tag_name" required/>
             </div>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/openlibrary/templates/type/author/edit.html b/openlibrary/templates/type/author/edit.html
index a48d23ade05..63a135f5d7a 100644
--- a/openlibrary/templates/type/author/edit.html
+++ b/openlibrary/templates/type/author/edit.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ <h1>$_("Edit Author")</h1>
 
 <div id="contentBody">
 
-    <form id="addAuthor" name="edit" method="post" action="" class="olform books validate">
+    <form id="addAuthor" name="edit" method="post" action="" class="olform books">
 
 
     <div class="formElement title">
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ <h1>$_("Edit Author")</h1>
                 </span>
             </div>
             <div class="input">
-                <input type="text" name="author--name" id="name" value="$page.name" class="required"/>
+                <input type="text" name="author--name" id="name" value="$page.name" required/>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/openlibrary/templates/type/tag/edit.html b/openlibrary/templates/type/tag/edit.html
index d50cabdc8ce..20d4ca5a5b9 100644
--- a/openlibrary/templates/type/tag/edit.html
+++ b/openlibrary/templates/type/tag/edit.html
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ <h1>$_("Edit Tag")</h1>
 
 <div id="contentBody">
 
-    <form id="edittag" name="edit" method="post" action="" class="olform validate">
+    <form id="edittag" name="edit" method="post" action="" class="olform">
         <div class="formElement">
             <div class="label">
                 <label for="name">$_("Label")</label>*<span class="tip">$_("Required field")</span>
             </div>
             <div class="input">
-                <input type="text" name="name" id="tag_name" value="$page.name" />
+                <input type="text" name="name" id="tag_name" value="$page.name" required />
             </div>
         </div>