diff --git a/src/utils/item.ts b/src/utils/item.ts
index f56974de9..d43b75743 100644
--- a/src/utils/item.ts
+++ b/src/utils/item.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
   Item,
   ItemType,
   getAppExtra,
-  getDocumentExtra,
   getEmbeddedLinkExtra,
 } from '@graasp/sdk';
 import { ImmutableCast, ItemRecord } from '@graasp/sdk/frontend';
@@ -119,11 +118,6 @@ export const isItemValid = (item: Partial<DiscriminatedItem>): boolean => {
       hasValidTypeProperties = isUrlValid(url);
       break;
     }
-    case ItemType.DOCUMENT: {
-      const { content } = getDocumentExtra(item.extra) || {};
-      hasValidTypeProperties = Boolean(content && content.length > 0);
-      break;
-    }
     default:
       break;
   }