diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/Contacts/Contacts.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/Contacts/Contacts.ts
index 751654a8e..24b99e09f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/Contacts/Contacts.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/Contacts/Contacts.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ export default class ContactsController extends BaseController {
       check('email')
         .optional({ nullable: true })
         .isString()
-        .normalizeEmail({ gmail_remove_dots: false })
         .isEmail()
         .isLength({ max: DATATYPES_LENGTH.STRING }),
       check('website')