diff --git a/app/models/application_record.rb b/app/models/application_record.rb
index ebc177b0d..d145cec8a 100644
--- a/app/models/application_record.rb
+++ b/app/models/application_record.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 class ApplicationRecord < ActiveRecord::Base
   include HumanName
+  include SkipValidation
   self.abstract_class = true
 
   def self.sample(count = 1)
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/skip_validation.rb b/app/models/concerns/skip_validation.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a3dbcdc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/concerns/skip_validation.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+module SkipValidation
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  module ClassMethods
+    def skip_validation(field, validator)
+      validator_class = if validator.is_a?(Class)
+                          validator
+                        else
+                          "ActiveModel::Validations::#{validator.to_s.camelize}Validator".constantize
+                        end
+
+      _validators[field].reject! { |existing_validator| existing_validator.is_a?(validator_class) }
+
+      _validate_callbacks.each do |callback|
+        if callback.raw_filter.is_a?(validator_class)
+          callback.raw_filter.instance_variable_set("@attributes", callback.raw_filter.attributes - [field])
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def skip_translation_validation(field, validator)
+      skip_validation(field, validator)
+      translation_class.skip_validation(field, validator)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/initializers/globalize.rb b/config/initializers/globalize.rb
index d5834f217..7d93e9fda 100644
--- a/config/initializers/globalize.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/globalize.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ module Globalize
         end
       end
     end
+
+    class Translation
+      include SkipValidation
+    end
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/skip_validation_spec.rb b/spec/models/skip_validation_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..553432757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/skip_validation_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+describe SkipValidation do
+  describe ".skip_validation" do
+    before do
+      dummy_model = Class.new do
+        include ActiveModel::Model
+        include SkipValidation
+        attr_accessor :title, :description
+
+        validates :title, presence: true, length: { in: 10..60, allow_nil: true }
+        validates :description, presence: true
+      end
+
+      stub_const("DummyModel", dummy_model)
+    end
+
+    it "accepts validator classes as parameters" do
+      DummyModel.skip_validation :title, ActiveModel::Validations::PresenceValidator
+
+      expect(DummyModel.new(title: nil, description: "Something")).to be_valid
+    end
+
+    it "accepts symbols as parameters" do
+      DummyModel.skip_validation :title, :presence
+
+      expect(DummyModel.new(title: nil, description: "Something")).to be_valid
+    end
+
+    it "does not affect other attributes" do
+      DummyModel.skip_validation :title, :presence
+
+      expect(DummyModel.new(title: nil, description: nil)).not_to be_valid
+    end
+
+    it "does not affect other validations" do
+      DummyModel.skip_validation :title, :presence
+
+      expect(DummyModel.new(title: "Short", description: "Something")).not_to be_valid
+    end
+
+    it "works with validators other than presence" do
+      DummyModel.skip_validation :title, :length
+
+      expect(DummyModel.new(title: "Short", description: "Something")).to be_valid
+      expect(DummyModel.new(title: nil, description: "Something")).not_to be_valid
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe ".skip_translation_validation" do
+    before do
+      dummy_banner = Class.new(Banner) do
+        def self.translation_class
+          @translation_class ||= Class.new(Banner::Translation) { clear_validators! }
+        end
+        reflect_on_association(:translations).options[:class_name] = "DummyBanner::Translation"
+
+        clear_validators!
+        validates_translation :title, presence: true
+        validates_translation :description, presence: true
+      end
+
+      stub_const("DummyBanner", dummy_banner)
+      stub_const("DummyBanner::Translation", dummy_banner.translation_class)
+    end
+
+    it "removes the validation from the translatable attribute" do
+      DummyBanner.skip_translation_validation :title, :presence
+
+      custom_banner = DummyBanner.new(build(:banner).attributes.merge(title: nil))
+
+      expect { custom_banner.save! }.not_to raise_exception
+    end
+
+    it "does not affect other validations" do
+      DummyBanner.skip_translation_validation :title, :presence
+
+      custom_banner = DummyBanner.new(build(:banner).attributes.merge(description: nil))
+
+      expect { custom_banner.save! }.to raise_exception(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid)
+    end
+  end
+end