diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/pom.xml b/dmp-backend/core/pom.xml
index 331016e96..286d048f7 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/pom.xml
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>gr.cite</groupId>
             <artifactId>validation</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.0</version>
+            <version>3.0.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>gr.cite</groupId>
diff --git a/dmp-backend/pom.xml b/dmp-backend/pom.xml
index 62751f2d5..a84638b7f 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/pom.xml
+++ b/dmp-backend/pom.xml
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>gr.cite</groupId>
             <artifactId>validation</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.0</version>
+            <version>3.0.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>gr.cite</groupId>
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/controllerhandler/ValidatorRequestBodyAdvice.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/controllerhandler/ValidatorRequestBodyAdvice.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b22398f06..000000000
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/controllerhandler/ValidatorRequestBodyAdvice.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-package eu.eudat.controllers.controllerhandler;
-
-import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyApplicationException;
-import gr.cite.tools.validation.ValidationFilterAnnotation;
-import gr.cite.tools.validation.Validator;
-import gr.cite.tools.validation.ValidatorFactory;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
-import org.springframework.http.HttpInputMessage;
-import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ControllerAdvice;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestControllerAdvice;
-import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestBodyAdvice;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.lang.reflect.Type;
-import java.util.Objects;
-
-@ControllerAdvice
-@RestControllerAdvice
-public class ValidatorRequestBodyAdvice implements RequestBodyAdvice {
-	private final ValidatorFactory validatorFactory;
-
-	public ValidatorRequestBodyAdvice(ValidatorFactory validatorFactory) {
-		this.validatorFactory = validatorFactory;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public @NotNull Object afterBodyRead(@NotNull Object body, @NotNull HttpInputMessage inputMessage, MethodParameter parameter, @NotNull Type targetType,
-										 @NotNull Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType) {
-		if (parameter.getMethod() != null) {
-			ValidationFilterAnnotation[] annotations = parameter.getMethod().getAnnotationsByType((ValidationFilterAnnotation.class));
-
-			if (annotations == null) return body;
-			for (ValidationFilterAnnotation annotation : annotations){
-				if (!Objects.equals(parameter.getParameterName(), annotation.argumentName())) continue;
-
-				Validator validator = validatorFactory.validator(annotation.validator());
-				if (validator == null) throw new MyApplicationException("validator not provided");
-
-				validator.validateForce(body);
-			}
-		}
-		return body;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Object handleEmptyBody(Object body, @NotNull HttpInputMessage inputMessage, @NotNull MethodParameter parameter, @NotNull Type targetType, @NotNull Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType) {
-		return body;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean supports(MethodParameter parameter, @NotNull Type targetType, @NotNull Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType) {
-		return parameter.getMethod() != null && parameter.getMethod().isAnnotationPresent((ValidationFilterAnnotation.class));
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public @NotNull HttpInputMessage beforeBodyRead(@NotNull HttpInputMessage inputMessage, @NotNull MethodParameter parameter, @NotNull Type targetType, @NotNull Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> converterType) throws IOException {
-		return inputMessage;
-	}
-}
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