diff --git a/internal/pushrules/validate.go b/internal/pushrules/validate.go
index b54ec3fb0..19ba6550b 100644
--- a/internal/pushrules/validate.go
+++ b/internal/pushrules/validate.go
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ func ValidateRule(kind Kind, rule *Rule) []error {
 		errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("invalid rule ID: %s", rule.RuleID))
 	}
 
-	if len(rule.Actions) == 0 {
-		errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("missing actions"))
-	}
 	for _, action := range rule.Actions {
 		errs = append(errs, validateAction(action)...)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/pushrules/validate_test.go b/internal/pushrules/validate_test.go
index 966e46259..23fa66b88 100644
--- a/internal/pushrules/validate_test.go
+++ b/internal/pushrules/validate_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ func TestValidateRuleNegatives(t *testing.T) {
 		{Name: "emptyRuleID", Kind: OverrideKind, Rule: Rule{}, WantErrString: "invalid rule ID"},
 		{Name: "invalidKind", Kind: Kind("something else"), Rule: Rule{}, WantErrString: "invalid rule kind"},
 		{Name: "ruleIDBackslash", Kind: OverrideKind, Rule: Rule{RuleID: "#foo\\:example.com"}, WantErrString: "invalid rule ID"},
-		{Name: "noActions", Kind: OverrideKind, Rule: Rule{}, WantErrString: "missing actions"},
 		{Name: "invalidAction", Kind: OverrideKind, Rule: Rule{Actions: []*Action{{}}}, WantErrString: "invalid rule action kind"},
 		{Name: "invalidCondition", Kind: OverrideKind, Rule: Rule{Conditions: []*Condition{{}}}, WantErrString: "invalid rule condition kind"},
 		{Name: "overrideNoCondition", Kind: OverrideKind, Rule: Rule{}, WantErrString: "missing rule conditions"},