diff --git a/app/forms/idv/doc_pii_form.rb b/app/forms/idv/doc_pii_form.rb
index 35e1a81d2a7..cda0eb71cf4 100644
--- a/app/forms/idv/doc_pii_form.rb
+++ b/app/forms/idv/doc_pii_form.rb
@@ -7,21 +7,16 @@ class DocPiiForm
     validates_presence_of :address1, { message: proc {
                                                   I18n.t('doc_auth.errors.alerts.address_check')
                                                 } }
-    validates_length_of :state, { is: 2,
-                                  message: proc {
-                                             I18n.t('doc_auth.errors.general.no_liveness')
-                                           } }
     validates :zipcode, format: {
       with: /\A[0-9]{5}(?:-[0-9]{4})?\z/,
       message: proc {
         I18n.t('doc_auth.errors.general.no_liveness')
       },
     }
-
-    validates :jurisdiction, inclusion: { in: Idp::Constants::STATE_AND_TERRITORY_CODES,
-                                          message: proc {
-                                                     I18n.t('doc_auth.errors.general.no_liveness')
-                                                   } }
+    validates :jurisdiction, :state, inclusion: { in: Idp::Constants::STATE_AND_TERRITORY_CODES,
+                                                  message: proc {
+                                                    I18n.t('doc_auth.errors.general.no_liveness')
+                                                  } }
 
     attr_reader :first_name, :last_name, :dob, :address1, :state, :zipcode, :attention_with_barcode,
                 :jurisdiction
diff --git a/spec/controllers/idv/image_uploads_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/idv/image_uploads_controller_spec.rb
index d15775a0e07..804d48cc8ad 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/idv/image_uploads_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/idv/image_uploads_controller_spec.rb
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
                 state: [I18n.t('doc_auth.errors.general.no_liveness')],
               },
               error_details: {
-                state: { wrong_length: true },
+                state: { inclusion: true },
               },
               attention_with_barcode: false,
               user_id: user.uuid,