diff --git a/src/Altinn.App.Core/Configuration/AppSettings.cs b/src/Altinn.App.Core/Configuration/AppSettings.cs
index c229a6e9a..ab34f341d 100644
--- a/src/Altinn.App.Core/Configuration/AppSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Altinn.App.Core/Configuration/AppSettings.cs
@@ -224,8 +224,18 @@ public string GetResourceFolder()
         public string AppVersion { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Enable the preview functionality to load layout in backend and remove data from hidden components before validation and task completion
+        /// Enable the functionality to load layout in backend and remove data from hidden components before task completion
         /// </summary>
-        public bool RemoveHiddenDataPreview { get; set; } = false;
+        public bool RemoveHiddenData { get; set; } = false;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Enable the functionality to load layout in backend and validate required fields as defined in the layout
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool RequiredValidation { get; set; } = false;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Enable the functionality to run expression validation in backend
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool ExpressionValidation { get; set; } = false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Altinn.App.Core/Features/Validation/ValidationAppSI.cs b/src/Altinn.App.Core/Features/Validation/ValidationAppSI.cs
index de2b33811..a95aff431 100644
--- a/src/Altinn.App.Core/Features/Validation/ValidationAppSI.cs
+++ b/src/Altinn.App.Core/Features/Validation/ValidationAppSI.cs
@@ -228,19 +228,29 @@ public async Task<List<ValidationIssue>> ValidateDataElement(Instance instance,
                 object data = await _dataClient.GetFormData(
                     instanceGuid, modelType, instance.Org, app, instanceOwnerPartyId, Guid.Parse(dataElement.Id));
 
-                if (_appSettings.RemoveHiddenDataPreview)
+                LayoutEvaluatorState? evaluationState = null;
+
+                // Remove hidden data before validation
+                if (_appSettings.RequiredValidation || _appSettings.ExpressionValidation)
                 {
+
                     var layoutSet = _appResourcesService.GetLayoutSetForTask(dataType.TaskId);
-                    var evaluationState = await _layoutEvaluatorStateInitializer.Init(instance, data, layoutSet?.Id);
-                    // Remove hidden data before validation
+                    evaluationState = await _layoutEvaluatorStateInitializer.Init(instance, data, layoutSet?.Id);
                     LayoutEvaluator.RemoveHiddenData(evaluationState);
-                    // Evaluate expressions in layout and validate that all required data is included and that maxLength
-                    // is respected on groups
-                    var layoutErrors = LayoutEvaluator.RunLayoutValidationsForRequired(evaluationState, dataElement.Id);
+                }
+
+                // Evaluate expressions in layout and validate that all required data is included and that maxLength
+                // is respected on groups
+                if (_appSettings.RequiredValidation)
+                {
+                    var layoutErrors = LayoutEvaluator.RunLayoutValidationsForRequired(evaluationState!, dataElement.Id);
                     messages.AddRange(layoutErrors);
+                }
 
-                    // Run expression validations
-                    var expressionErrors = ExpressionValidator.Validate(dataType.Id, _appResourcesService, new DataModel(data), evaluationState, _logger);
+                // Run expression validations
+                if (_appSettings.ExpressionValidation)
+                {
+                    var expressionErrors = ExpressionValidator.Validate(dataType.Id, _appResourcesService, new DataModel(data), evaluationState!, _logger);
                     messages.AddRange(expressionErrors);
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/Altinn.App.Core/Implementation/DefaultTaskEvents.cs b/src/Altinn.App.Core/Implementation/DefaultTaskEvents.cs
index 934065eb1..0efa1cb57 100644
--- a/src/Altinn.App.Core/Implementation/DefaultTaskEvents.cs
+++ b/src/Altinn.App.Core/Implementation/DefaultTaskEvents.cs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public async Task OnEndProcessTask(string endEvent, Instance instance)
 
     private async Task RunRemoveHiddenData(Instance instance, Guid instanceGuid, List<DataType>? dataTypesToLock)
     {
-        if (_appSettings?.RemoveHiddenDataPreview == true)
+        if (_appSettings?.RemoveHiddenData == true)
         {
             await RemoveHiddenData(instance, instanceGuid, dataTypesToLock);
         }
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ private async Task RemoveHiddenData(Instance instance, Guid instanceGuid, List<D
                 object data = await _dataClient.GetFormData(
                     instanceGuid, modelType, instance.Org, app, instanceOwnerPartyId, dataElementId);
 
-                if (_appSettings?.RemoveHiddenDataPreview == true)
+                if (_appSettings?.RemoveHiddenData == true)
                 {
-                    // Remove hidden data before validation
+                    // Remove hidden data before process next
                     var layoutSet = _appResources.GetLayoutSetForTask(dataType.TaskId);
                     var evaluationState = await _layoutEvaluatorStateInitializer.Init(instance, data, layoutSet?.Id);
                     LayoutEvaluator.RemoveHiddenData(evaluationState, true);