diff --git a/src/postorius/forms.py b/src/postorius/forms.py
index 2bc2310..3bdfc95 100644
--- a/src/postorius/forms.py
+++ b/src/postorius/forms.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         label=_('Web Host'),
         error_messages={'required': _('Please enter a host name'),
                         'invalid': _('Please enter a valid host name.')},
-        required=True,
+        required=False,
         help_text=_('Example: http://www.domain.org'),
         )
     description = forms.CharField(
diff --git a/src/postorius/tests/mailman_api_tests/test_domain_new.py b/src/postorius/tests/mailman_api_tests/test_domain_new.py
index 2d7dfaf..32683f0 100644
--- a/src/postorius/tests/mailman_api_tests/test_domain_new.py
+++ b/src/postorius/tests/mailman_api_tests/test_domain_new.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     def test_new_domain_created_with_owner(self):
         self.client.login(username='su', password='pwd')
         post_data = {'mail_host': 'example.com',
-                     'web_host': 'http://example.com',
                      'description': 'A new Domain.'}
         response = self.client.post(reverse('domain_new'), post_data)
 
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@
 
         a_new_domain = self.mm_client.get_domain('example.com')
         self.assertEqual(a_new_domain.mail_host, u'example.com')
-        self.assertEqual(a_new_domain.base_url, u'http://example.com')
         self.assertEqual(a_new_domain.owners[0]['user_id'],
                          self.mm_client.get_user('su@example.com').user_id)
         a_new_domain.delete()
@@ -61,7 +59,6 @@
     def test_validation_of_mail_host(self):
         self.client.login(username='su', password='pwd')
         post_data = {'mail_host': 'example com',
-                     'web_host': 'http://example.com',
                      'description': 'A new Domain'}
         response = self.client.post(reverse('domain_new'), post_data)
         self.assertContains(response, 'Please check the errors below')