diff --git a/src/models/Address.ts b/src/models/Address.ts
index e317a71..aaaf8b3 100644
--- a/src/models/Address.ts
+++ b/src/models/Address.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import {
-  IsPostalCode,
   IsString
 } from "class-validator";
-import ValidatorJS from 'validator';
-import { config } from '../config';
-import { AddressCityEmptyError, AddressCountryEmptyError, AddressFirstLineEmptyError, AddressPostalCodeEmptyError, AddressPostalCodeInvalidError } from '../errors/AddressErrors';
 
 /**
  * Defines the Address class.
@@ -30,7 +26,6 @@ export class Address {
    * This will get checked against the postal code syntax for the configured country.
    */
   @IsString()
-  @IsPostalCode(config.postalcode_validation_countrycode)
   postalcode: string;
 
   /**
@@ -52,29 +47,4 @@ export class Address {
     this.country = null;
     this.postalcode = null;
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Checks if this is a valid address
-   */
-  public static isValidAddress(address: Address): Boolean {
-    if (address == null) { return false; }
-    if (address.address1 == null || address.city == null || address.country == null || address.postalcode == null) { return false; }
-    if (ValidatorJS.isPostalCode(address.postalcode, config.postalcode_validation_countrycode) == false) { return false; }
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * This function validates addresses.
-   * This is a workaround for non-existant class validation for embedded entities.
-   * @param address The address that shall get validated.
-   */
-  public static validate(address: Address) {
-    if (address == null) { return; }
-    if (address.address1 == null && address.city == null && address.country == null && address.postalcode == null) { return; }
-    if (address.address1 == null) { throw new AddressFirstLineEmptyError(); }
-    if (address.postalcode == null) { throw new AddressPostalCodeEmptyError(); }
-    if (address.city == null) { throw new AddressCityEmptyError(); }
-    if (address.country == null) { throw new AddressCountryEmptyError(); }
-    if (ValidatorJS.isPostalCode(address.postalcode.toString(), config.postalcode_validation_countrycode) == false) { throw new AddressPostalCodeInvalidError(); }
-  }
 }