diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2236608b48..a8704020fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# 5.1.1
+Remove incorrect ksp symbol validation in processing of @EpoxyModelClass
+
 # 5.1.0
 Updates Kotlin to 1.7.20 and KSP to 1.7.20-1.0.7, as well as the room compiler processing (xprocessing) library to 2.5.0-beta01.
 
diff --git a/epoxy-processor/src/main/java/com/airbnb/epoxy/processor/EpoxyProcessor.kt b/epoxy-processor/src/main/java/com/airbnb/epoxy/processor/EpoxyProcessor.kt
index 11aad0cee6..af3d899566 100644
--- a/epoxy-processor/src/main/java/com/airbnb/epoxy/processor/EpoxyProcessor.kt
+++ b/epoxy-processor/src/main/java/com/airbnb/epoxy/processor/EpoxyProcessor.kt
@@ -95,19 +95,6 @@ class EpoxyProcessor @JvmOverloads constructor(
             }
         timer.markStepCompleted("build target class models")
 
-        if (isKsp()) {
-            modelClassMap.values
-                .filterIsInstance<BasicGeneratedModelInfo>()
-                .mapNotNull { it.boundObjectTypeElement }
-                .filter { !it.validate() }
-                .let { invalidModelTypes ->
-                    timer.markStepCompleted("validate symbols")
-                    if (invalidModelTypes.isNotEmpty()) {
-                        return invalidModelTypes
-                    }
-                }
-        }
-
         addAttributesFromOtherModules(modelClassMap, memoizer)
         timer.markStepCompleted("add attributes from other modules")
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 5ee42c270c..db720b1921 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION_NAME=5.1.0
+VERSION_NAME=5.1.1
 GROUP=com.airbnb.android
 POM_DESCRIPTION=Epoxy is a system for composing complex screens with a ReyclerView in Android.
 POM_URL=https://github.com/airbnb/epoxy