diff --git a/src/spec/paths/empire.ts b/src/spec/paths/empire.ts
index d96f116..6d1c4a6 100644
--- a/src/spec/paths/empire.ts
+++ b/src/spec/paths/empire.ts
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ export const empire = {
                   skip_probe_detected: { type: 'integer', enum: [1, 0] },
                   skip_attack_messages: { type: 'integer', enum: [1, 0] },
                   skip_incoming_ships: { type: 'integer', enum: [1, 0] },
-                  email: { type: 'string', format: 'email' },
+                  email: { type: 'string' },
                   sitter_password: { type: 'string' },
                 },
               },
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ export const empire = {
                   skip_probe_detected: { type: 'integer', enum: [1, 0] },
                   skip_attack_messages: { type: 'integer', enum: [1, 0] },
                   skip_incoming_ships: { type: 'integer', enum: [1, 0] },
-                  email: { type: 'string', format: 'email' },
+                  email: { type: 'string' },
                   sitter_password: { type: 'string' },
                 },
               },
@@ -565,7 +565,6 @@ export const empire = {
               },
               email: {
                 type: 'string',
-                format: 'email',
                 description:
                   'An email address that can be used for system functions like password recovery. Must either resemble an email address or be empty.',
               },