diff --git a/bridges/snowbridge/pallets/system/src/lib.rs b/bridges/snowbridge/pallets/system/src/lib.rs
index b777edfe4ea6..abe2897924ff 100644
--- a/bridges/snowbridge/pallets/system/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bridges/snowbridge/pallets/system/src/lib.rs
@@ -625,7 +625,10 @@ pub mod pallet {
 			metadata: AssetMetadata,
 		) -> DispatchResultWithPostInfo {
 			ensure_root(origin)?;
-			ensure!(metadata.validate(), Error::<T>::InvalidMetadata);
+			ensure!(
+				metadata.decimals > 0 && metadata.name.len() > 0 && metadata.symbol.len() > 0,
+				Error::<T>::InvalidMetadata
+			);
 
 			let location: Location =
 				(*location).try_into().map_err(|_| Error::<T>::UnsupportedLocationVersion)?;
diff --git a/bridges/snowbridge/pallets/system/src/tests.rs b/bridges/snowbridge/pallets/system/src/tests.rs
index 1734f3148465..8e11ecc0075d 100644
--- a/bridges/snowbridge/pallets/system/src/tests.rs
+++ b/bridges/snowbridge/pallets/system/src/tests.rs
@@ -744,3 +744,25 @@ fn register_ethereum_native_token_fails() {
 		);
 	});
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn register_token_with_invalid_meta_data_fails() {
+	new_test_ext(true).execute_with(|| {
+		let origin = RuntimeOrigin::root();
+		let location = Location::new(
+			2,
+			[
+				GlobalConsensus(Ethereum { chain_id: 11155111 }),
+				AccountKey20 {
+					network: None,
+					key: hex!("87d1f7fdfEe7f651FaBc8bFCB6E086C278b77A7d"),
+				},
+			],
+		);
+		let versioned_location: Box<VersionedLocation> = Box::new(location.clone().into());
+		assert_noop!(
+			EthereumSystem::register_token(origin, versioned_location, AssetMetadata::default()),
+			Error::<Test>::InvalidMetadata
+		);
+	});
+}
diff --git a/bridges/snowbridge/primitives/core/src/lib.rs b/bridges/snowbridge/primitives/core/src/lib.rs
index ab194e2ec599..7ad129a52542 100644
--- a/bridges/snowbridge/primitives/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bridges/snowbridge/primitives/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -159,12 +159,6 @@ pub struct AssetMetadata {
 	pub decimals: u8,
 }
 
-impl AssetMetadata {
-	pub fn validate(&self) -> bool {
-		self.decimals > 0 && self.name.len() > 0 && self.symbol.len() > 0
-	}
-}
-
 #[cfg(any(test, feature = "std", feature = "runtime-benchmarks"))]
 impl Default for AssetMetadata {
 	fn default() -> Self {