diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Auth/User.php b/app/Http/Requests/Auth/User.php
index 1854306e3..89c734f49 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Auth/User.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Auth/User.php
@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Requests\Auth;
 
-use App\Traits\Contacts;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
-use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
 
 class User extends FormRequest
 {
-    use Contacts;
 
     /**
      * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ class User extends FormRequest
             $picture = 'mimes:' . config('filesystems.mimes') . '|between:0,' . config('filesystems.max_size') * 1024;
         }
 
-        $email = ['required', 'email'];
+        $email = 'required|email';
 
         if ($this->getMethod() == 'PATCH') {
             // Updating user
@@ -43,11 +40,11 @@ class User extends FormRequest
             $roles = $this->user->can('read-auth-roles') ? 'required' : '';
 
             if ($this->user->contact) {
-                $email[] = Rule::unique('contacts')
-                               ->ignore($this->user->contact->id)
-                               ->where('company_id', company_id())
-                               ->where('type', $this->getCustomerTypes())
-                               ->where('deleted_at');
+                $email .= '|unique:contacts,NULL,'
+                          . $this->user->contact->id . ',id'
+                          . ',company_id,' . company_id()
+                          . ',type,customer'
+                          . ',deleted_at,NULL';
             }
         } else {
             // Creating user
@@ -57,7 +54,7 @@ class User extends FormRequest
             $roles = 'required';
         }
 
-        $email[] = Rule::unique('users')->ignore($id)->where('deleted_at');
+        $email .= '|unique:users,email,' . $id . ',id,deleted_at,NULL';
 
         return [
             'name' => 'required|string',
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Common/Contact.php b/app/Http/Requests/Common/Contact.php
index 7edca1811..c1cd8cb60 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Common/Contact.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Common/Contact.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace App\Http\Requests\Common;
 
 use App\Abstracts\Http\FormRequest;
-use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
 
 class Contact extends FormRequest
 {
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ class Contact extends FormRequest
      */
     public function rules()
     {
-        $email = [];
+        $email = '';
         $required = '';
 
         $type = $this->request->get('type', 'customer');
@@ -44,17 +43,14 @@ class Contact extends FormRequest
         }
 
         if (!empty($this->request->get('email'))) {
-            $email[] = 'email';
-            $email[] = Rule::unique('contacts')
-                           ->ignore($id)
-                           ->where('company_id', $company_id)
-                           ->where('type', $type)
-                           ->where('deleted_at');
+            $email .= 'email|unique:contacts,NULL,'
+                      . $id . ',id'
+                      . ',company_id,' . $company_id
+                      . ',type,' . $type
+                      . ',deleted_at,NULL';
 
             if (isset($model) && $this->$model->user_id) {
-                $email[] = Rule::unique('users')
-                               ->ignore($this->$model->user_id)
-                               ->where('deleted_at');
+                $email .= '|unique:users,NULL,' . $this->$model->user_id . ',id,deleted_at,NULL';
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Portal/Profile.php b/app/Http/Requests/Portal/Profile.php
index f90648080..4d7d375a0 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Portal/Profile.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Portal/Profile.php
@@ -2,14 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Requests\Portal;
 
-use App\Traits\Contacts;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
-use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
 
 class Profile extends FormRequest
 {
-    use Contacts;
-
     /**
      * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
      *
@@ -35,20 +31,14 @@ class Profile extends FormRequest
             $picture = 'mimes:' . config('filesystems.mimes') . '|between:0,' . config('filesystems.max_size') * 1024;
         }
 
-        $email = [
-            'required',
-            'email',
-            Rule::unique('users')
-                ->ignore($id)
-                ->where('deleted_at'),
-        ];
+        $email = 'required|email|unique:users,email,' . $id . ',id,deleted_at,NULL';
 
         if (user()->contact) {
-            $email[] = Rule::unique('contacts')
-                           ->ignore(user()->contact->id)
-                           ->where('company_id', company_id())
-                           ->where('type', $this->getCustomerTypes())
-                           ->where('deleted_at');
+            $email .= '|unique:contacts,NULL,'
+                      . user()->contact->id . ',id'
+                      . ',company_id,' . company_id()
+                      . ',type,customer'
+                      . ',deleted_at,NULL';
         }
 
         return [