diff --git a/src/FactSystem/FactControls/FactTextField.qml b/src/FactSystem/FactControls/FactTextField.qml
index bf0b4f956cbbc83a36ef85c99584bd20716e84bf..b2e508728b13141e68c0f380307b8722e651c158 100644
--- a/src/FactSystem/FactControls/FactTextField.qml
+++ b/src/FactSystem/FactControls/FactTextField.qml
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ QGCTextField {
     property string _validateString
 
     // At this point all Facts are numeric
-    validator:          DoubleValidator {}
-    inputMethodHints:   ScreenTools.isiOS ?
-                            Qt.ImhNone :                // iOS numeric keyboard has not done button, we can't use it
-                            Qt.ImhFormattedNumbersOnly  // Forces use of virtual numeric keyboard
+    inputMethodHints: ScreenTools.isiOS ?
+                          Qt.ImhNone :                // iOS numeric keyboard has not done button, we can't use it
+                          Qt.ImhFormattedNumbersOnly  // Forces use of virtual numeric keyboard
 
     onEditingFinished: {
         if (typeof qgcView !== 'undefined' && qgcView) {