diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php
index 67f781326..4e85e9969 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
 
+use App\Http\Requests\Auth\ShowLinkRequestFormForgotPasswordRequest;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\Jobs\SendPasswordForgottenEmail;
 use App\Models\User;
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ class ForgotPasswordController extends Controller
     /**
      * @throws \Exception
      */
-    public function showLinkRequestForm(Request $request): void
+    public function showLinkRequestForm(ShowLinkRequestFormForgotPasswordRequest $request): void
     {
         $sent = '';
         $email = $request->input('email') ?? '';
@@ -46,9 +47,6 @@ class ForgotPasswordController extends Controller
             app('smarty.view')->assign('error', 'Missing parameter (email and/or apikey) to send password reset');
         } else {
             if (config('captcha.enabled') === true && (! empty(config('captcha.secret')) && ! empty(config('captcha.sitekey')))) {
-                $this->validate($request, [
-                    'g-recaptcha-response' => 'required|captcha',
-                ]);
             }
             //
             // Check users exists and send an email
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Auth/ShowLinkRequestFormForgotPasswordRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Auth/ShowLinkRequestFormForgotPasswordRequest.php
index 335a350fa..4aaccdad1 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Auth/ShowLinkRequestFormForgotPasswordRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Auth/ShowLinkRequestFormForgotPasswordRequest.php
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ class ShowLinkRequestFormForgotPasswordRequest extends FormRequest
 {
     /**
      * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
+     *
+     * @return array
      */
-    public function rules(): array
+    public function rules()
     {
-        return ['g-recaptcha-response' => [
-            'required',
-            'captcha',
-        ], ];
+        return ['g-recaptcha-response' => 'required|captcha'];
     }
 }