diff --git a/pkg/service/submissions.go b/pkg/service/submissions.go
index 54b2d5f..42a62aa 100644
--- a/pkg/service/submissions.go
+++ b/pkg/service/submissions.go
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ func (svc *Service) ActionSubmissionValidated(ctx context.Context, params api.Ac
 
 // ActionSubmissionTriggerValidate invokes actionSubmissionTriggerValidate operation.
 //
-// Role Reviewer triggers validation and changes status from Submitted|Accepted -> Validating.
+// Role Reviewer triggers validation and changes status from Submitted -> Validating.
 //
 // POST /submissions/{SubmissionID}/status/trigger-validate
 func (svc *Service) ActionSubmissionTriggerValidate(ctx context.Context, params api.ActionSubmissionTriggerValidateParams) error {
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ func (svc *Service) ActionSubmissionTriggerValidate(ctx context.Context, params
 	// transaction
 	smap := datastore.Optional()
 	smap.Add("status_id", model.StatusValidating)
-	submission, err = svc.DB.Submissions().IfStatusThenUpdateAndGet(ctx, params.SubmissionID, []model.Status{model.StatusSubmitted, model.StatusAccepted}, smap)
+	submission, err = svc.DB.Submissions().IfStatusThenUpdateAndGet(ctx, params.SubmissionID, []model.Status{model.StatusSubmitted}, smap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}