diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/directives.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/directives.js
index 18d8e707ed..e19de92e60 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/directives.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/directives.js
@@ -202,24 +202,6 @@ angular.module('AWDirectives', ['RestServices', 'Utilities', 'AuthService', 'Job
         };
     })
 
-    .directive('awNoDash', ['Empty', function (Empty) {
-        return {
-            restrict: 'A',
-            require: 'ngModel',
-            link: function (scope, elem, attr, ctrl) {
-                ctrl.$parsers.unshift( function(viewValue) {
-                    if (!Empty(viewValue) && viewValue === "-") {
-                        ctrl.$setValidity('awNoDash', false);
-                        return viewValue;
-                    } else {
-                        ctrl.$setValidity('awNoDash', true);
-                        return viewValue;
-                    }
-                });
-            }
-        };
-    }])
-
     .directive('awMin', ['Empty', function (Empty) {
         return {
             restrict: 'A',
diff --git a/awx/ui/templates/ui/index.html b/awx/ui/templates/ui/index.html
index 63d63ebd76..1e632ec794 100644
--- a/awx/ui/templates/ui/index.html
+++ b/awx/ui/templates/ui/index.html
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@
             <div class="error" ng-show="prompt_for_days_form.days_to_keep.$dirty && (prompt_for_days_form.days_to_keep.$error.number || prompt_for_days_form.days_to_keep.$error.integer ||
             prompt_for_days_form.days_to_keep.$error.required ||
             prompt_for_days_form.days_to_keep.$error.min ||
-            prompt_for_days_form.days_to_keep.$error.awNoDash ||
             prompt_for_days_form.days_to_keep.$error.max)">Please enter an integer<span ng-show="prompt_for_days_form.days_to_keep.$dirty && prompt_for_days_form.days_to_keep.$error.min"> that is not negative</span><span ng-show="prompt_for_days_form.days_to_keep.$dirty && prompt_for_days_form.days_to_keep.$error.max"> that is lower than 9999</span>.</div>
       </form>
     </div>
@@ -190,7 +189,6 @@
                     <div class="error" ng-show="prompt_for_days_facts_form.keep_amount.$dirty && (prompt_for_days_facts_form.keep_amount.$error.number || prompt_for_days_facts_form.keep_amount.$error.integer ||
                     prompt_for_days_facts_form.keep_amount.$error.required ||
                     prompt_for_days_facts_form.keep_amount.$error.min ||
-                    prompt_for_days_facts_form.keep_amount.$error.awNoDash ||
                     prompt_for_days_facts_form.keep_amount.$error.max)">Please enter an integer<span ng-show="prompt_for_days_facts_form.keep_amount.$dirty && prompt_for_days_facts_form.keep_amount.$error.min"> that is not negative</span><span ng-show="prompt_for_days_facts_form.keep_amount.$dirty && prompt_for_days_facts_form.keep_amount.$error.max"> that is lower than 9999</span>.</div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="form-group ">
@@ -211,7 +209,6 @@
                     <div class="error" ng-show="prompt_for_days_facts_form.granularity_keep_amount.$dirty && (prompt_for_days_facts_form.granularity_keep_amount.$error.number || prompt_for_days_facts_form.granularity_keep_amount.$error.integer ||
                     prompt_for_days_facts_form.granularity_keep_amount.$error.required ||
                     prompt_for_days_facts_form.granularity_keep_amount.$error.min ||
-                    prompt_for_days_facts_form.granularity_keep_amount.$error.awNoDash ||
                     prompt_for_days_facts_form.granularity_keep_amount.$error.max)">Please enter an integer<span ng-show="prompt_for_days_facts_form.granularity_keep_amount.$dirty && prompt_for_days_facts_form.granularity_keep_amount.$error.min"> that is not negative</span><span ng-show="prompt_for_days_facts_form.granularity_keep_amount.$dirty && prompt_for_days_facts_form.granularity_keep_amount.$error.max"> that is lower than 9999</span>.</div>
                 </div>
             </div>