diff --git a/nova/objects/resource_provider.py b/nova/objects/resource_provider.py
index 152cea203f..f958146d1d 100644
--- a/nova/objects/resource_provider.py
+++ b/nova/objects/resource_provider.py
@@ -1493,11 +1493,6 @@ class Trait(base.NovaObject):
             raise exception.ObjectActionError(action='create',
                                               reason='name is required')
 
-        if not self.name.startswith(self.CUSTOM_NAMESPACE):
-            raise exception.ObjectActionError(
-                    action='create',
-                    reason='name must start with %s' % self.CUSTOM_NAMESPACE)
-
         updates = self.obj_get_changes()
 
         try:
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py b/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py
index d9fd85412a..63eb6b1241 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py
@@ -1562,11 +1562,6 @@ class ResourceProviderTraitsTestCase(ResourceProviderBaseCase):
         t = objects.Trait(self.context)
         self.assertRaises(exception.ObjectActionError, t.create)
 
-    def test_trait_create_without_custom_prefix(self):
-        t = objects.Trait(self.context)
-        t.name = 'TRAIT_A'
-        self.assertRaises(exception.ObjectActionError, t.create)
-
     def test_trait_create_duplicated_trait(self):
         trait = objects.Trait(self.context)
         trait.name = 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_A'