diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/subscription-add.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/subscription-add.tt
index 5c88594b94..e15aec3412 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/subscription-add.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/subscription-add.tt
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ fieldset.rows table { clear: none; margin: 0; }
                                     <label for="biblionumber" class="required">Record:</label>
                                     <input type="text" name="biblionumber" id="biblionumber" value="[% bibnum | html %]" size="8" />
                                     (<input type="text" name="title" value="[% bibliotitle | html %]" disabled="disabled" readonly="readonly" />) <span class="required" title="Subscriptions must be associated with a bibliographic record">Required</span>
-                                    <span id="error_bib_not_exist"></span>
                                     <div class="hint">Subscriptions must be associated with a bibliographic record</div>
                                     <div class="inputnote"> <a href="#" id="record_search"><i class="fa fa-search"></i> Search for record</a>
                                         [% IF ( CAN_user_editcatalogue ) %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/subscription-add.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/subscription-add.js
index 47dea90d42..4c6bf22c29 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/subscription-add.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/subscription-add.js
@@ -52,17 +52,12 @@ function Check_page1() {
             return false;
         }
     }
-
-    var biblionumber = $("#biblionumber").val()
-    if ( biblionumber.length == 0 ) {
+    if ($("#biblionumber").val().length == 0) {
         alert( MSG_LINK_BIBLIO );
         return false;
     }
 
-    var bib_exists = $("input[name='title']").val().length;
-
-    if (!bib_exists) alert(_("Bibliographic record does not exist!"));
-    return bib_exists;
+    return true;
 }
 
 function Check_page2(){
@@ -699,25 +694,4 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         e.preventDefault();
         hidePredcitionPatternTest();
     });
-
-    $("#biblionumber").on("change", function(){
-        var biblionumber = $(this).val();
-        $.ajax({
-            url: "/api/v1/biblios/" + biblionumber,
-            type: "GET",
-            headers: {
-              Accept: "application/json",
-            },
-            contentType: "application/json",
-            success: function (biblio) {
-                $("input[name='title']").val(biblio['title']);
-                $("#error_bib_not_exist").html("");
-            },
-            error: function (x) {
-                $("input[name='title']").val('');
-                $("#error_bib_not_exist").html("This bibliographic record does not exist");
-            }
-        });
-    });
-
 });