diff --git a/web/src/components/settings/ZoneEditPane.tsx b/web/src/components/settings/ZoneEditPane.tsx
index ec12eaeec..1de19d139 100644
--- a/web/src/components/settings/ZoneEditPane.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/settings/ZoneEditPane.tsx
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ export default function ZoneEditPane({
             "masksAndZones.form.zoneName.error.mustBeAtLeastTwoCharacters",
           ),
         })
-        .transform((val: string) => val.trim().replace(/\s+/g, "_"))
         .refine(
           (value: string) => {
             return !cameras.map((cam) => cam.name).includes(value);