diff --git a/lib/ramble/ramble/application.py b/lib/ramble/ramble/application.py
index a98d66f6b..fbe9f2e33 100644
--- a/lib/ramble/ramble/application.py
+++ b/lib/ramble/ramble/application.py
@@ -846,25 +846,6 @@ def validate_experiment(self):
         # Validate the new modifiers variables exist
         # (note: the base ramble variables are checked earlier too)
         self.keywords.check_required_keys(self.variables)
-        self._validate_objects()
-
-    def _validate_objects(self):
-        required_self_attrs = ["name"]
-
-        def is_attr_self_defined(obj, attr):
-            # Use the low level __dict__ to exclude inherited class attrs
-            return attr in obj.__class__.__dict__
-
-        objs = [self, *self._modifier_instances]
-        if self.package_manager is not None:
-            objs.append(self.package_manager)
-        for req_attr in required_self_attrs:
-            for obj in objs:
-                if not is_attr_self_defined(obj, req_attr):
-                    raise ApplicationError(
-                        f"Object class {obj.__class__.__name__} is missing "
-                        f"required attribute '{req_attr}'"
-                    )
 
     def _define_custom_executables(self):
         # Define custom executables
diff --git a/lib/ramble/ramble/test/end_to_end/required_attributes.py b/lib/ramble/ramble/test/end_to_end/required_attributes.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 047779d00..000000000
--- a/lib/ramble/ramble/test/end_to_end/required_attributes.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2022-2025 The Ramble Authors
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
-# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
-# <LICENSE-MIT or https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
-# option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
-# except according to those terms.
-
-import os
-
-import pytest
-
-import ramble.workspace
-import ramble.config
-from ramble.main import RambleCommand
-from ramble.application import ApplicationError
-
-
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.usefixtures("mutable_config", "mutable_mock_workspace_path")
-
-workspace = RambleCommand("workspace")
-
-
-def test_object_validation(mock_applications):
-    test_config = """
-ramble:
-  variables:
-    mpi_command: 'mpirun -n {n_ranks} -ppn {processes_per_node}'
-    batch_submit: 'batch_submit {execute_experiment}'
-    partition: 'part1'
-    processes_per_node: '1'
-    n_threads: '1'
-  applications:
-    basic-inherited-noname:
-      workloads:
-        test_wl:
-          experiments:
-            simple_test:
-              variables:
-                n_nodes: 1
-  software:
-    packages: {}
-    environments: {}
-"""
-    ws_name = "test_object_validation"
-    with ramble.workspace.create(ws_name) as ws:
-        ws.write()
-
-        config_path = os.path.join(ws.config_dir, ramble.workspace.config_file_name)
-
-        with open(config_path, "w+") as f:
-            f.write(test_config)
-        ws._re_read()
-        with pytest.raises(
-            ApplicationError,
-            match="Object class BasicInheritedNoname is missing required attribute 'name'",
-        ):
-            workspace("setup", "--dry-run", global_args=["-w", ws_name])
diff --git a/var/ramble/repos/builtin.mock/applications/basic-inherited-noname/application.py b/var/ramble/repos/builtin.mock/applications/basic-inherited-noname/application.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e6257b6f5..000000000
--- a/var/ramble/repos/builtin.mock/applications/basic-inherited-noname/application.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2022-2025 The Ramble Authors
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
-# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
-# <LICENSE-MIT or https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
-# option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
-# except according to those terms.
-
-from ramble.appkit import *
-
-from ramble.app.builtin.mock.basic import Basic as BaseBasic
-
-
-class BasicInheritedNoname(BaseBasic):
-    """An app that intentionally has no name attribute, for unit-test purpose."""
-
-    workload("test_wl_noname", executable="foo", input="inherited_input")