diff --git a/freqtrade/constants.py b/freqtrade/constants.py
index 105cd6b53..1504d1f1c 100644
--- a/freqtrade/constants.py
+++ b/freqtrade/constants.py
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ CONF_SCHEMA = {
                     'type': 'array',
                     'items': {
                         'type': 'string',
-                        'pattern': '^[0-9A-Z]+/[0-9A-Z]+$'
                     },
                     'uniqueItems': True
                 },
@@ -259,7 +258,6 @@ CONF_SCHEMA = {
                     'type': 'array',
                     'items': {
                         'type': 'string',
-                        'pattern': '^[0-9A-Z]+/[0-9A-Z]+$'
                     },
                     'uniqueItems': True
                 },
diff --git a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
index def4e6ab6..ca2bedb01 100644
--- a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
+++ b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ def test_validate_pairs_stakecompatibility_fail(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
     with pytest.raises(OperationalException, match=r"Stake-currency 'BTC' not compatible with.*"):
         Exchange(default_conf)
 
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("timeframe", [
     ('5m'), ("1m"), ("15m"), ("1h")
 ])
diff --git a/tests/test_configuration.py b/tests/test_configuration.py
index 828db4d83..a58e88ea0 100644
--- a/tests/test_configuration.py
+++ b/tests/test_configuration.py
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ def all_conf():
     return conf
 
 
-def test_load_config_invalid_pair(default_conf) -> None:
-    default_conf['exchange']['pair_whitelist'].append('ETH-BTC')
-
-    with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match=r'.*does not match.*'):
-        validate_config_schema(default_conf)
-
-
 def test_load_config_missing_attributes(default_conf) -> None:
     conf = deepcopy(default_conf)
     conf.pop('exchange')
@@ -810,6 +803,7 @@ def test_validate_whitelist(default_conf):
 
     validate_config_consistency(conf)
 
+
 def test_load_config_test_comments() -> None:
     """
     Load config with comments