diff --git a/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/Import.php b/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/Import.php
index 71dfb7ea18..d17323c510 100644
--- a/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/Import.php
+++ b/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/Import.php
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ class Import {
     $this->subscribers_custom_fields = $this->getCustomSubscribersFields(
       array_keys($data['columns'])
     );
-    $this->default_subscribers_fields_validation_rules = array(
-      'email' => 'email'
-    );
     $this->subscribers_fields_validation_rules = $this->getSubscriberDataValidationRules($data['columns']);
     $this->subscribers_count = count(reset($this->subscribers_data));
     $this->created_at = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', (int)$data['timestamp']);
@@ -89,7 +86,7 @@ class Import {
       $this->subscribers_fields_validation_rules
     );
     if(!$subscribers_data) {
-      throw new \Exception(__('No valid subscribers were founds.', 'mailpoet'));
+      throw new \Exception(__('No valid subscribers were found.', 'mailpoet'));
     }
     // permanently trash deleted subscribers
     $this->deleteExistingTrashedSubscribers($subscribers_data);
diff --git a/tests/unit/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/ImportTest.php b/tests/unit/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/ImportTest.php
index 62b6861fd6..2d2c9a7cba 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/ImportTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/ImportTest.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class ImportTest extends MailPoetTest {
       $import->process();
       self::fail('No valid subscribers found exception not thrown.');
     } catch(Exception $e) {
-      expect($e->getMessage())->equals('No valid subscribers were founds.');
+      expect($e->getMessage())->equals('No valid subscribers were found.');
     }
   }