diff --git a/src/main/resources/i18n/message.properties b/src/main/resources/i18n/message.properties
index 51565ac..b39ad02 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/i18n/message.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/i18n/message.properties
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ financer.heading.recurring-to-transaction-with-amount=financer\: create transact
 
 financer.error-message.UNKNOWN_ERROR=An unknown error occurred!
 financer.error-message.INVALID_ACCOUNT_TYPE=The selected account type is not valid!
-financer.error-message.INVALID_ACCOUNT_KEY=The entered account key is invalid! It has to start with 'accounts.'.
 financer.error-message.FROM_ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND=The specified from account has not been found!
 financer.error-message.TO_ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND=The specified to account has not been found!
 financer.error-message.FROM_AND_TO_ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND=Neither from nor to have not been found!
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/account/newAccount.html b/src/main/resources/templates/account/newAccount.html
index 6534c6c..e26e3c4 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/account/newAccount.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/account/newAccount.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 <span class="errorMessage" th:if="${errorMessage != null}" th:text="#{'financer.error-message.' + ${errorMessage}}"/>
 <form id="new-account-form" action="#" th:action="@{/saveAccount}" th:object="${form}" method="post">
     <label for="inputKey" th:text="#{financer.account-new.label.key}"/>
-    <input type="text" id="inputKey" th:field="*{key}" placeholder="accounts."/>
+    <input type="text" id="inputKey" th:field="*{key}" />
     <label for="selectType" th:text="#{financer.account-new.label.type}"/>
     <select id="selectType" th:field="*{type}">
         <option th:each="type : ${accounttypes}" th:value="${type}" th:text="#{'financer.account-type.' + ${type}}"/>