diff --git a/classes/Validate.php b/classes/Validate.php
index 487b46459..eb12317c3 100644
--- a/classes/Validate.php
+++ b/classes/Validate.php
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class ValidateCore
 	*/
 	public static function isLinkRewrite($link)
 	{
-		return preg_match("/^[a-zA-Z0-9\s\-\pL]+$/u", $link);
+		return preg_match("/^[a-zA-Z0-9\-\pL]+$/u", $link);
 	}
 
 	/**