diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 0b3a113..5f376d2 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ Naming/BlockForwarding:
 Rails/RequestReferer:
   EnforcedStyle: referrer
 
+Rails/Validation:
+  Enabled: false
+
 RSpec/ExampleLength:
   Max: 10
 
diff --git a/app/models/event.rb b/app/models/event.rb
index d47527c..a8eeec6 100644
--- a/app/models/event.rb
+++ b/app/models/event.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Event < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :event_attendees, dependent: :delete_all
   has_many :attendees, through: :event_attendees, source: :profile
 
-  validates :start_at, :end_at, presence: true
+  validates_presence_of :start_at, :end_at
   validates_comparison_of :end_at, greater_than: :start_at
 
   scope :ongoing_or_upcoming, -> { where("end_at >= ?", Time.zone.now) }