diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/Newznab.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/Newznab.cs
index b95e860b59..303e8c094e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/Newznab.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/Newznab.cs
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ protected virtual ValidationFailure TestCapabilities()
                 }
 
                 if (capabilities.SupportedMovieSearchParameters != null &&
-                    new[] { "q", "imdbid" }.Any(v => capabilities.SupportedMovieSearchParameters.Contains(v)) &&
-                    new[] { "imdbtitle", "imdbyear" }.All(v => capabilities.SupportedMovieSearchParameters.Contains(v)))
+                    new[] { "q", "imdbid" }.Any(v => capabilities.SupportedMovieSearchParameters.Contains(v)))
                 {
                     return null;
                 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Torznab/Torznab.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Torznab/Torznab.cs
index a1081f02dd..0586284c51 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Torznab/Torznab.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Torznab/Torznab.cs
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ protected virtual ValidationFailure TestCapabilities()
                 }
 
                 if (capabilities.SupportedMovieSearchParameters != null &&
-                    new[] { "q", "imdbid" }.Any(v => capabilities.SupportedMovieSearchParameters.Contains(v)) &&
-                    new[] { "imdbtitle", "imdbyear" }.All(v => capabilities.SupportedMovieSearchParameters.Contains(v)))
+                    new[] { "q", "imdbid" }.Any(v => capabilities.SupportedMovieSearchParameters.Contains(v)))
                 {
                     return null;
                 }