diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/FilesSet.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/FilesSet.java
index b19aec6f6b..fb1af74db9 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/FilesSet.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/FilesSet.java
@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ final class FilesSet {
          * @param pathFilter A file path filter, may be null.
          */
         Rule(String ruleName, FileNameFilter fileNameFilter, MetaTypeFilter metaTypeFilter, ParentPathFilter pathFilter) {
-            if ((ruleName == null) || (ruleName.isEmpty())) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Interesting files set rule name cannot be null or empty");
-            }
             if (fileNameFilter == null) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Interesting files set rule file name filter cannot be null");
             }
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/FilesSetRulePanel.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/FilesSetRulePanel.java
index 74a891ba22..f4cfdde918 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/FilesSetRulePanel.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/FilesSetRulePanel.java
@@ -135,20 +135,6 @@ final class FilesSetRulePanel extends javax.swing.JPanel {
      * @return True if the definition is valid, false otherwise.
      */
     boolean isValidRuleDefinition() {
-        // The rule must have a name.
-        // If rule name is absent, set it as the Name Pattern since nameTextField cannot be left empty.
-        if (StringUtils.isBlank(this.ruleNameTextField.getText())) {
-            String ruleName = this.nameTextField.getText();
-            if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(ruleName)) {
-                this.ruleNameTextField.setText(ruleName);
-            } else {
-                    NotifyDescriptor notifyDesc = new NotifyDescriptor.Message(
-                            NbBundle.getMessage(FilesSetPanel.class, "FilesSetRulePanel.messages.emptyNameFilter"),
-                            NotifyDescriptor.WARNING_MESSAGE);
-                    DialogDisplayer.getDefault().notify(notifyDesc);
-                    return false;
-            }
-        }
 
         // The rule must have name filter text.
         if (this.nameTextField.getText().isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/InterestingItemDefsPanel.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/InterestingItemDefsPanel.java
index a52f87ffd0..046e641058 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/InterestingItemDefsPanel.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/InterestingItemDefsPanel.java
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ final class InterestingItemDefsPanel extends IngestModuleGlobalSettingsPanel imp
                 rules.remove(selectedRule.getName());
             }
             FilesSet.Rule newRule = new FilesSet.Rule(panel.getRuleName(), panel.getFileNameFilter(), panel.getMetaTypeFilter(), panel.getPathFilter());
-            rules.put(newRule.getName(), newRule);
+            rules.put(newRule.toString(), newRule);
 
             // Add the new/edited files set definition, replacing any previous 
             // definition with the same name and refreshing the display.