diff --git a/libraries/chain/protocol/account.cpp b/libraries/chain/protocol/account.cpp
index a63e6f8033..ac20c79fc6 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/protocol/account.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/protocol/account.cpp
@@ -60,13 +60,6 @@ bool is_valid_name( const string& name )
 { try {
     const size_t len = name.size();
 
-    /** this condition will prevent witnesses from including new names before this time, but
-     * allow them after this time.   This check can be removed from the code after HARDFORK_385_TIME
-     * has passed.
-     */
-    if( fc::time_point::now() < fc::time_point(HARDFORK_385_TIME) )
-       FC_ASSERT( len >= 3 );
-
     if( len < GRAPHENE_MIN_ACCOUNT_NAME_LENGTH )
     {
           ilog( ".");
diff --git a/tests/tests/basic_tests.cpp b/tests/tests/basic_tests.cpp
index 2390a7c65f..66755a9114 100644
--- a/tests/tests/basic_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/tests/basic_tests.cpp
@@ -51,22 +51,22 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE( basic_tests, database_fixture )
  */
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( valid_name_test )
 {
-   BOOST_CHECK( !is_valid_name( "a" ) );
+   BOOST_CHECK( is_valid_name( "a" ) );
    BOOST_CHECK( !is_valid_name( "A" ) );
    BOOST_CHECK( !is_valid_name( "0" ) );
    BOOST_CHECK( !is_valid_name( "." ) );
    BOOST_CHECK( !is_valid_name( "-" ) );
 
-   BOOST_CHECK( !is_valid_name( "aa" ) );
+   BOOST_CHECK( is_valid_name( "aa" ) );
    BOOST_CHECK( !is_valid_name( "aA" ) );
-   BOOST_CHECK( !is_valid_name( "a0" ) );
+   BOOST_CHECK( is_valid_name( "a0" ) );
    BOOST_CHECK( !is_valid_name( "a." ) );
    BOOST_CHECK( !is_valid_name( "a-" ) );
 
    BOOST_CHECK( is_valid_name( "aaa" ) );
    BOOST_CHECK( !is_valid_name( "aAa" ) );
    BOOST_CHECK( is_valid_name( "a0a" ) );
-   BOOST_CHECK( !is_valid_name( "a.a" ) );
+   BOOST_CHECK( is_valid_name( "a.a" ) );
    BOOST_CHECK( is_valid_name( "a-a" ) );
 
    BOOST_CHECK( is_valid_name( "aa0" ) );
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( valid_name_test )
    BOOST_CHECK( is_valid_name( "aaa.bbb.ccc" ) );
 
    BOOST_CHECK(  is_valid_name( "aaa--bbb--ccc" ) );
-   BOOST_CHECK( !is_valid_name( "xn--sandmnnchen-p8a.de" ) );
+   BOOST_CHECK(  is_valid_name( "xn--sandmnnchen-p8a.de" ) );
    BOOST_CHECK(  is_valid_name( "xn--sandmnnchen-p8a.dex" ) );
-   BOOST_CHECK( !is_valid_name( "xn-sandmnnchen-p8a.de" ) );
+   BOOST_CHECK(  is_valid_name( "xn-sandmnnchen-p8a.de" ) );
    BOOST_CHECK(  is_valid_name( "xn-sandmnnchen-p8a.dex" ) );
 
    BOOST_CHECK(  is_valid_name( "this-label-has-less-than-64-char.acters-63-to-be-really-precise" ) );
diff --git a/tests/tests/uia_tests.cpp b/tests/tests/uia_tests.cpp
index d6dc83cb17..4004b20998 100644
--- a/tests/tests/uia_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/tests/uia_tests.cpp
@@ -449,6 +449,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( asset_name_test )
       GRAPHENE_REQUIRE_THROW( create_user_issued_asset( "ALPHA", alice_id(db), 0 ), fc::exception );
       BOOST_CHECK(  has_asset("ALPHA") );    BOOST_CHECK( !has_asset("ALPHA.ONE") );
 
+      generate_blocks( HARDFORK_385_TIME );
+      generate_block();
+
       // Bob can't create ALPHA.ONE
       GRAPHENE_REQUIRE_THROW( create_user_issued_asset( "ALPHA.ONE", bob_id(db), 0 ), fc::exception );
       BOOST_CHECK(  has_asset("ALPHA") );    BOOST_CHECK( !has_asset("ALPHA.ONE") );