diff --git a/api/bots/zephyr_mirror.py b/api/bots/zephyr_mirror.py
index 3a8ff9ae5d..580b8e1963 100755
--- a/api/bots/zephyr_mirror.py
+++ b/api/bots/zephyr_mirror.py
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ web interface.
             print
 
 def valid_stream_name(name):
-    return re.match(r'^[\w.][\w. -]*$', name, flags=re.UNICODE)
+    return True
 
 def parse_zephyr_subs(verbose=False):
     zephyr_subscriptions = set()
diff --git a/zephyr/views.py b/zephyr/views.py
index f4f5cec704..d63db24a10 100644
--- a/zephyr/views.py
+++ b/zephyr/views.py
@@ -767,8 +767,7 @@ def json_remove_subscription(request):
     return json_success({"data": sub_name})
 
 def valid_stream_name(name):
-    # Streams must start with a letter or number or a dot.
-    return re.match(r'^[\w.][\w. -]*$', name, flags=re.UNICODE)
+    return True
 
 @login_required_api_view
 def api_subscribe(request, user_profile):