diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     "showdown": "^1.9.1",
     "typeface-alegreya": "^1.1.13",
     "typeface-alegreya-sans": "^1.1.13",
-    "validate.js": "^0.13.1",
     "waypoints": "^4.0.1",
     "whatwg-fetch": "^3.5.0"
   },
diff --git a/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js
--- a/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js
+++ b/swh/web/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 import {handleFetchError, csrfPost, isGitRepoUrl, htmlAlert, removeUrlFragment} from 'utils/functions';
 import {swhSpinnerSrc} from 'utils/constants';
-import {validate} from 'validate.js';
 
 let saveRequestsTable;
 
@@ -238,38 +237,46 @@
 }
 
 export function validateSaveOriginUrl(input) {
-  let originUrl = input.value.trim();
-  let validUrl = validate({website: originUrl}, {
-    website: {
-      url: {
-        schemes: ['http', 'https', 'svn', 'git']
-      }
-    }
-  }) === undefined;
   let originType = $('#swh-input-visit-type').val();
-  if (originType === 'git' && validUrl) {
+  let originUrl = null;
+  let validUrl = true;
+
+  try {
+    originUrl = new URL(input.value.trim());
+  } catch (TypeError) {
+    validUrl = false;
+  }
+
+  if (validUrl) {
+    let allowedProtocols = ['http:', 'https:', 'svn:', 'git:'];
+    validUrl = (
+      allowedProtocols.find(protocol => protocol === originUrl.protocol) !== undefined
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (validUrl && originType === 'git') {
     // additional checks for well known code hosting providers
-    let githubIdx = originUrl.indexOf('://github.com');
-    let gitlabIdx = originUrl.indexOf('://gitlab.');
-    let gitSfIdx = originUrl.indexOf('://git.code.sf.net');
-    let bitbucketIdx = originUrl.indexOf('://bitbucket.org');
-    if (githubIdx !== -1 && githubIdx <= 5) {
-      validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(originUrl, 'github.com');
-    } else if (gitlabIdx !== -1 && gitlabIdx <= 5) {
-      let startIdx = gitlabIdx + 3;
-      let idx = originUrl.indexOf('/', startIdx);
-      if (idx !== -1) {
-        let gitlabDomain = originUrl.substr(startIdx, idx - startIdx);
-        validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(originUrl, gitlabDomain);
-      } else {
-        validUrl = false;
-      }
-    } else if (gitSfIdx !== -1 && gitSfIdx <= 5) {
-      validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(originUrl, 'git.code.sf.net/p');
-    } else if (bitbucketIdx !== -1 && bitbucketIdx <= 5) {
-      validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(originUrl, 'bitbucket.org');
+    switch (originUrl.hostname) {
+      case 'github.com':
+        validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(originUrl.toString(), 'github.com');
+        break;
+
+      case 'git.code.sf.net':
+        validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(originUrl.toString(), 'git.code.sf.net/p');
+        break;
+
+      case 'bitbucket.org':
+        validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(originUrl.toString(), 'bitbucket.org');
+        break;
+
+      default:
+        if (originUrl.hostname.startsWith('gitlab.')) {
+          validUrl = isGitRepoUrl(originUrl.toString(), originUrl.hostname);
+        }
+        break;
     }
   }
+
   if (validUrl) {
     input.setCustomValidity('');
   } else {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -12846,11 +12846,6 @@
     spdx-correct "^3.0.0"
     spdx-expression-parse "^3.0.0"
 
-validate.js@^0.13.1:
-  version "0.13.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/validate.js/-/validate.js-0.13.1.tgz#b58bfac04a0f600a340f62e5227e70d95971e92a"
-  integrity sha512-PnFM3xiZ+kYmLyTiMgTYmU7ZHkjBZz2/+F0DaALc/uUtVzdCt1wAosvYJ5hFQi/hz8O4zb52FQhHZRC+uVkJ+g==
-
 validator@^10.11.0:
   version "10.11.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/validator/-/validator-10.11.0.tgz#003108ea6e9a9874d31ccc9e5006856ccd76b228"