diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0d4005374..f4b65d531 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Web UI version numbers should always match the corresponding version of LBRY App
 
 ### Changed
   * Updated the daemon from 0.16.1 to [0.16.3](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry/releases/tag/v0.16.3) to improve download performance and download issue detection.
+  * There is no longer a minimum channel length (#645)
   * Changed the File page to make it clearer how to to open the folder for a file
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/ui/js/component/publishForm/internal/channelSection.jsx b/ui/js/component/publishForm/internal/channelSection.jsx
index c89218415..fefa6da84 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/publishForm/internal/channelSection.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/component/publishForm/internal/channelSection.jsx
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ class ChannelSection extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   handleCreateChannelClick(event) {
-    if (this.state.newChannelName.length < 5) {
-      this.refs.newChannelName.showError(
-        __("LBRY channel names must be at least 5 characters in length.")
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-
     this.setState({
       creatingChannel: true,
     });