diff --git a/redbot/cogs/downloader/converters.py b/redbot/cogs/downloader/converters.py
index ee3343c72..0a740c417 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/downloader/converters.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/downloader/converters.py
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ from .repo_manager import RepoManager
 from .installable import Installable
 
 
-class RepoName(commands.Converter):
-    async def convert(self, ctx: commands.Context, arg: str) -> str:
-        return RepoManager.validate_and_normalize_repo_name(arg)
-
-
 class InstalledCog(commands.Converter):
     async def convert(self, ctx: commands.Context, arg: str) -> Installable:
         downloader = ctx.bot.get_cog("Downloader")
diff --git a/redbot/cogs/downloader/downloader.py b/redbot/cogs/downloader/downloader.py
index f9c124669..7d0618832 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/downloader/downloader.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/downloader/downloader.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from discord.ext import commands
 
 from redbot.core.bot import Red
 from .checks import install_agreement
-from .converters import RepoName, InstalledCog
+from .converters import InstalledCog
 from .errors import CloningError, ExistingGitRepo
 from .installable import Installable
 from .log import log
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class Downloader:
 
     @repo.command(name="add")
     @install_agreement()
-    async def _repo_add(self, ctx, name: RepoName, repo_url: str, branch: str=None):
+    async def _repo_add(self, ctx, name: str, repo_url: str, branch: str=None):
         """
         Add a new repo to Downloader.
 
diff --git a/redbot/cogs/downloader/repo_manager.py b/redbot/cogs/downloader/repo_manager.py
index 8aa69e4a2..c18086ee6 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/downloader/repo_manager.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/downloader/repo_manager.py
@@ -554,7 +554,6 @@ class RepoManager:
             New Repo object representing the cloned repository.
 
         """
-        name = self.validate_and_normalize_repo_name(name)
         if self.does_repo_exist(name):
             raise InvalidRepoName(
                 "That repo name you provided already exists."