diff --git a/cms/static/js/certificates/models/signatory.js b/cms/static/js/certificates/models/signatory.js
index 6644d01b51..d16bdaaa4e 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/certificates/models/signatory.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/certificates/models/signatory.js
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ function(_, str, Backbone, BackboneRelational, gettext) {
 
         validate: function(attrs) {
             var errors = null;
-            if(_.has(attrs, 'name') && attrs.name.length > 40) {
-                errors = _.extend({
-                    'name': gettext('Signatory name should not be more than 40 characters long.')
-                }, errors);
-            }
             if(_.has(attrs, 'title')){
                 var title = attrs.title;
                 var lines = title.split(/\r\n|\r|\n/);
@@ -46,13 +41,6 @@ function(_, str, Backbone, BackboneRelational, gettext) {
                         'title': gettext('Signatory title should span over maximum of 2 lines.')
                     }, errors);
                 }
-                else if ((lines.length > 1 && (lines[0].length > 53 && lines[1].length > 53)) ||
-                    (lines.length === 1 && title.length > 106)) {
-                    errors = _.extend({
-                        'title': gettext('Signatory title should have maximum of 40 characters per line.')
-                    }, errors);
-                }
-
             }
             if (errors !== null){
                 return errors;
diff --git a/cms/static/js/certificates/spec/views/certificate_details_spec.js b/cms/static/js/certificates/spec/views/certificate_details_spec.js
index 3314348bcd..a03748f9f4 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/certificates/spec/views/certificate_details_spec.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/certificates/spec/views/certificate_details_spec.js
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ function(_, Course, CertificatesCollection, CertificateModel, CertificateDetails
                 });
 
                 setValuesToInputs(this.view, {
-                    inputSignatoryTitle: 'This is a certificate signatory title that has waaaaaaay more than 106 characters, in order to cause an exception.'
+                    inputSignatoryTitle: 'Signatory Title \non three \nlines'
                 });
 
                 setValuesToInputs(this.view, {
diff --git a/cms/static/js/certificates/spec/views/certificate_editor_spec.js b/cms/static/js/certificates/spec/views/certificate_editor_spec.js
index 9ea6dbd241..1d2cd14790 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/certificates/spec/views/certificate_editor_spec.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/certificates/spec/views/certificate_editor_spec.js
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ function(_, Course, CertificateModel, SignatoryModel, CertificatesCollection, Ce
                 }
             );
 
-            it('signatories should not save when fields have too many characters per line', function() {
+            it('signatories should save when fields have too many characters per line', function() {
                 this.view.$(SELECTORS.addSignatoryButton).click();
                 setValuesToInputs(this.view, {
-                    inputCertificateName: 'New Certificate Name'
+                    inputCertificateName: 'New Certificate Name that has too many characters without any limit'
                 });
 
                 setValuesToInputs(this.view, {
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ function(_, Course, CertificateModel, SignatoryModel, CertificatesCollection, Ce
                 });
 
                 this.view.$(SELECTORS.saveCertificateButton).click();
-                expect(this.view.$('.certificate-edit-error')).toHaveClass('is-shown');
+                expect(this.view.$('.certificate-edit-error')).not.toHaveClass('is-shown');
             });
 
             it('signatories should not save when title span on more than 2 lines', function() {
diff --git a/cms/templates/js/signatory-editor.underscore b/cms/templates/js/signatory-editor.underscore
index 65789a9eb5..cea8ea7c8c 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/signatory-editor.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/signatory-editor.underscore
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@
             <legend class="sr"><%= gettext("Certificate Signatory Configuration") %></legend>
             <div class="input-wrap field text add-signatory-name <% if(error && error.name) { print('error'); } %>">
                 <label for="signatory-name-<%= signatory_number %>"><%= gettext("Name ") %></label>
-                <input id="signatory-name-<%= signatory_number %>" class="collection-name-input input-text signatory-name-input" name="signatory-name" type="text" placeholder="<%= gettext("Name of the signatory") %>" value="<%= name %>"  aria-describedby="signatory-name-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" maxlength="40" />
-                <span id="signatory-name-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" class="tip tip-stacked"><%= gettext("The name of this signatory as it should appear on certificates. Maximum 40 characters.") %></span>
+                <input id="signatory-name-<%= signatory_number %>" class="collection-name-input input-text signatory-name-input" name="signatory-name" type="text" placeholder="<%= gettext("Name of the signatory") %>" value="<%= name %>"  aria-describedby="signatory-name-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" />
+                <span id="signatory-name-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" class="tip tip-stacked"><%= gettext("The name of this signatory as it should appear on certificates.") %></span>
                 <% if(error && error.name) { %>
                   <span class="message-error"><%= error.name %></span>
                 <% } %>
             </div>
             <div class="input-wrap field text add-signatory-title <% if(error && error.title) { print('error'); } %>">
                 <label for="signatory-title-<%= signatory_number %>"><%= gettext("Title ") %></label>
-                <textarea id="signatory-title-<%= signatory_number %>" class="collection-name-input text input-text signatory-title-input" name="signatory-title" cols="40" rows="2" placeholder="<%= gettext("Title of the signatory") %>"  aria-describedby="signatory-title-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" maxlength="106"><%= title %></textarea>
-                <span id="signatory-title-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" class="tip tip-stacked"><%= gettext("The title of this signatory as it should appear on certificates.  Maximum of 106 characters.") %></span>
+                <textarea id="signatory-title-<%= signatory_number %>" class="collection-name-input text input-text signatory-title-input" name="signatory-title" placeholder="<%= gettext("Title of the signatory") %>"  aria-describedby="signatory-title-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" ><%= title %></textarea>
+                <span id="signatory-title-<%= signatory_number %>-tip" class="tip tip-stacked"><%= gettext("Titles more than 100 characters may prevent students from printing their certificate on a single page.") %></span>
                 <% if(error && error.title) { %>
                   <span class="message-error"><%= error.title %></span>
                 <% } %>