diff --git a/src/main/resources/com/cloudbees/plugins/credentials/impl/BaseStandardCredentials/id-and-description.jelly b/src/main/resources/com/cloudbees/plugins/credentials/impl/BaseStandardCredentials/id-and-description.jelly
index a3a35c7be..ca3ae2d1c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/com/cloudbees/plugins/credentials/impl/BaseStandardCredentials/id-and-description.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/com/cloudbees/plugins/credentials/impl/BaseStandardCredentials/id-and-description.jelly
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     <f:textbox name="_.id"
                value="${instance != null ? instance.id : null}"
                readonly="${instance != null ? 'readonly' : null}"
-               checkUrl="${instance != null ? null : descriptor.getCheckUrl('id')}"
     />
   </f:entry>
   <f:entry title="${%Description}" field="description">
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/cloudbees/plugins/credentials/impl/BaseStandardCredentialsTest.java b/src/test/java/com/cloudbees/plugins/credentials/impl/BaseStandardCredentialsTest.java
index d6c8d5eee..dd8c30ba4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/cloudbees/plugins/credentials/impl/BaseStandardCredentialsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/cloudbees/plugins/credentials/impl/BaseStandardCredentialsTest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.CredentialsStore;
 import com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.common.IdCredentials;
 import com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.domains.Domain;
+import com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.html.HtmlPage;
 import hudson.model.ModelObject;
 import hudson.model.User;
 import hudson.security.ACL;
@@ -41,11 +42,15 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.jvnet.hudson.test.JenkinsRule;
 import org.jvnet.hudson.test.MockFolder;
+import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
 import static hudson.util.FormValidation.Kind.ERROR;
 import static hudson.util.FormValidation.Kind.OK;
 import static hudson.util.FormValidation.Kind.WARNING;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.not;
+import static org.hamcrest.core.StringContains.containsString;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 public class BaseStandardCredentialsTest {
@@ -138,6 +143,17 @@ public void run() {
 
         // TODO could test the case that alice has Item.READ but not CredentialsProvider.VIEW on a folder, and mocks a web request passing that folder as context
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void noIDValidationMessageOnCredentialsUpdate() throws IOException, SAXException {
+        // create credentials with ID test
+        CredentialsStore store = lookupStore(r.jenkins);
+        addCreds(store, CredentialsScope.GLOBAL, "test");
+        // check there is no validation message about a duplicated ID when updating
+        JenkinsRule.WebClient webClient = r.createWebClient();
+        HtmlPage htmlPage = webClient.goTo("credentials/store/system/domain/_/credential/test/update");
+        assertThat(htmlPage.asText(), not(containsString("This ID is already in use")));
+    }
     
     private static CredentialsStore lookupStore(ModelObject object) {
         Iterator<CredentialsStore> stores = CredentialsProvider.lookupStores(object).iterator();