diff --git a/background/utils/internal-signer.ts b/background/utils/internal-signer.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 89ac445cd..000000000
--- a/background/utils/internal-signer.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-disable import/prefer-default-export */
-import { isHexString } from "ethers/lib/utils"
-
-export function validatePrivateKey(privateKey = ""): boolean {
-  try {
-    const paddedKey = privateKey.startsWith("0x")
-      ? privateKey
-      : `0x${privateKey}`
-    // valid pk has 32 bytes -> 64 hex characters
-    return (
-      isHexString(paddedKey) && BigInt(paddedKey).toString(16).length === 64
-    )
-  } catch (e) {
-    return false
-  }
-}
diff --git a/ui/_locales/en/messages.json b/ui/_locales/en/messages.json
index 97da9d778..b9cada0d7 100644
--- a/ui/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/ui/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
           "subtitle": "Importing a private key does not associate it to a secret recovery phrase, but it’s still protected by the same password",
           "inputLabel": "Paste private key string",
           "submit": "Import account",
-          "error": "Invalid private key",
+          "errorImport": "Importing private key failed",
           "privateKey": "Private key",
           "password": "JSON file password",
           "json": "JSON",
@@ -1030,4 +1030,4 @@
     "earn": "Earn",
     "settings": "Settings"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/pages/Onboarding/Tabbed/ImportPrivateKey.tsx b/ui/pages/Onboarding/Tabbed/ImportPrivateKey.tsx
index 6ecc06254..4cb850192 100644
--- a/ui/pages/Onboarding/Tabbed/ImportPrivateKey.tsx
+++ b/ui/pages/Onboarding/Tabbed/ImportPrivateKey.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { SignerSourceTypes } from "@tallyho/tally-background/services/internal-s
 import React, { ReactElement, useCallback, useState } from "react"
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next"
 import { AsyncThunkFulfillmentType } from "@tallyho/tally-background/redux-slices/utils"
-import { validatePrivateKey } from "@tallyho/tally-background/utils/internal-signer"
 import SharedButton from "../../../components/Shared/SharedButton"
 import SharedSeedInput from "../../../components/Shared/SharedSeedInput"
 import { useBackgroundDispatch } from "../../../hooks"
@@ -34,23 +33,22 @@ export default function ImportPrivateKey(props: Props): ReactElement {
 
   const importWallet = useCallback(async () => {
     const trimmedPrivateKey = privateKey.toLowerCase().trim()
-    if (validatePrivateKey(trimmedPrivateKey)) {
-      setIsImporting(true)
-      const { success } = (await dispatch(
-        importSigner({
-          type: SignerSourceTypes.privateKey,
-          privateKey: trimmedPrivateKey,
-        }),
-      )) as unknown as AsyncThunkFulfillmentType<typeof importSigner>
 
-      if (success) {
-        dispatch(sendEvent(OneTimeAnalyticsEvent.ONBOARDING_FINISHED))
-        finalize()
-      } else {
-        setIsImporting(false)
-      }
+    setIsImporting(true)
+
+    const { success } = (await dispatch(
+      importSigner({
+        type: SignerSourceTypes.privateKey,
+        privateKey: trimmedPrivateKey,
+      }),
+    )) as unknown as AsyncThunkFulfillmentType<typeof importSigner>
+
+    if (success) {
+      dispatch(sendEvent(OneTimeAnalyticsEvent.ONBOARDING_FINISHED))
+      finalize()
     } else {
-      setErrorMessage(t("error"))
+      setIsImporting(false)
+      setErrorMessage(t("errorImport"))
     }
   }, [dispatch, privateKey, setIsImporting, finalize, t])