diff --git a/app/models/legal_document.rb b/app/models/legal_document.rb
index cafd04af7..cd4ad0b1f 100644
--- a/app/models/legal_document.rb
+++ b/app/models/legal_document.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class LegalDocument < ApplicationRecord
 
   belongs_to :documentable, polymorphic: true
 
-  validate :val_body_length, if: ->(file) { file.path.blank? }
+  validate :val_body_length, if: ->(file) { file.path.blank? && Rails.env.production? }
 
   before_create :add_creator
   before_save   :save_to_filesystem, if: :body
diff --git a/app/views/epp/sample_requests/domain/transfer.xml b/app/views/epp/sample_requests/domain/transfer.xml
index f6ee87b79..6ab951eeb 100644
--- a/app/views/epp/sample_requests/domain/transfer.xml
+++ b/app/views/epp/sample_requests/domain/transfer.xml
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@
         </domain:authInfo>
       </domain:transfer>
     </transfer>
-    <extension>
-      <eis:extdata xmlns:eis="eis">
-        <eis:legalDocument type="pdf">
-          dGVzdCBmYWlsCg==
-        </eis:legalDocument>
-      </eis:extdata>
-    </extension>
     <clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
   </command>
 </epp>