diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/members.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/members.js
index 28bf5c7ebe..d7c29476f2 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/members.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/js/members.js
@@ -98,38 +98,6 @@ function check_form_borrowers(nav){
         }
     }
 
-    if (document.form.BorrowerMandatoryField.value==='')
-    {}
-    else
-    {
-        var champ_verif = document.form.BorrowerMandatoryField.value.split ('|');
-        message += MSG_MISSING_MANDATORY;
-        message += "\n";
-        for (var i=0; i<champ_verif.length; i++) {
-            if (document.getElementsByName(""+champ_verif[i]+"")[0]) {
-                var val_champ=eval("document.form."+champ_verif[i]+".value");
-                var ref_champ=eval("document.form."+champ_verif[i]);
-                //check if it's a select
-                if (ref_champ.type=='select-one'){
-                    // check to see if first option is selected and is blank
-                    if (ref_champ.options[0].selected &&
-                        ref_champ.options[0].text === ''){
-                        // action if field is empty
-                        message_champ+=champ_verif[i]+"\n";
-                        //test to know if you must show a message with error
-                        statut=1;
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    if ( val_champ === '' ) {
-                        // action if the field is not empty
-                        message_champ+=champ_verif[i]+"\n";
-                        statut=1;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     if ( document.form.password.value != document.form.password2.value ){
             if ( message_champ !== '' ){
                 message_champ += "\n";
@@ -182,4 +150,8 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
             $("#debarreduntil").hide();
         }
     });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+    var mandatory_fields = $("input[name='BorrowerMandatoryField']").val().split ('|');
+    $(mandatory_fields).each(function(){
+        $("[name='"+this+"']").attr('required', 'required');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/memberentrygen.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/memberentrygen.tt
index c7ce20453f..697931d049 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/memberentrygen.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/memberentrygen.tt
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
         var MSG_DUPLICATE_PATRON = _("Warning: Duplicate patron");
         var MSG_DUPLICATE_ORGANIZATION = _("Warning: Duplicate organization");
         var MSG_LATE_EXPIRY = _("Warning: Expiration date falls before enrollment date");
-        var MSG_MISSING_MANDATORY = _("The following fields are mandatory:");
         var MSG_DUPLICATE_SUSPICION = _("Please confirm whether this is a duplicate patron");
         var MSG_PASSWORD_MISMATCH = _("The passwords entered do not match");
 //]]>