diff --git a/web/components/modules/form.tsx b/web/components/modules/form.tsx
index 661d31ef5..be0792caa 100644
--- a/web/components/modules/form.tsx
+++ b/web/components/modules/form.tsx
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export const ModuleForm: React.FC<Props> = ({
   const startDate = watch("start_date");
   const targetDate = watch("target_date");
 
-  const minDate = startDate ? new Date(startDate) : new Date();
+  const minDate = startDate ? new Date(startDate) : null;
   minDate?.setDate(minDate.getDate());
 
   const maxDate = targetDate ? new Date(targetDate) : null;
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ export const ModuleForm: React.FC<Props> = ({
                     onChange={(date) => onChange(date ? renderFormattedPayloadDate(date) : null)}
                     buttonVariant="border-with-text"
                     placeholder="Start date"
-                    minDate={new Date()}
                     maxDate={maxDate ?? undefined}
                     tabIndex={3}
                   />
diff --git a/web/components/modules/sidebar.tsx b/web/components/modules/sidebar.tsx
index c72478005..947885f9a 100644
--- a/web/components/modules/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/web/components/modules/sidebar.tsx
@@ -168,18 +168,6 @@ export const ModuleDetailsSidebar: React.FC<Props> = observer((props) => {
     if (!watch("target_date") || watch("target_date") === "") endDateButtonRef.current?.click();
 
     if (watch("start_date") && watch("target_date") && watch("start_date") !== "" && watch("start_date") !== "") {
-      if (!isDateGreaterThanToday(`${watch("target_date")}`)) {
-        setToastAlert({
-          type: "error",
-          title: "Error!",
-          message: "Unable to create module in past date. Please enter a valid date.",
-        });
-        reset({
-          ...moduleDetails,
-        });
-        return;
-      }
-
       submitChanges({
         start_date: renderFormattedPayloadDate(`${watch("start_date")}`),
         target_date: renderFormattedPayloadDate(`${watch("target_date")}`),
@@ -198,18 +186,6 @@ export const ModuleDetailsSidebar: React.FC<Props> = observer((props) => {
     if (!watch("start_date") || watch("start_date") === "") endDateButtonRef.current?.click();
 
     if (watch("start_date") && watch("target_date") && watch("start_date") !== "" && watch("start_date") !== "") {
-      if (!isDateGreaterThanToday(`${watch("target_date")}`)) {
-        setToastAlert({
-          type: "error",
-          title: "Error!",
-          message: "Unable to create module in past date. Please enter a valid date.",
-        });
-        reset({
-          ...moduleDetails,
-        });
-        return;
-      }
-
       submitChanges({
         start_date: renderFormattedPayloadDate(`${watch("start_date")}`),
         target_date: renderFormattedPayloadDate(`${watch("target_date")}`),