diff --git a/src/sentry/api/utils.py b/src/sentry/api/utils.py
index b6bef3bbde95db..5b03961d6e5340 100644
--- a/src/sentry/api/utils.py
+++ b/src/sentry/api/utils.py
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 from sentry.search.utils import parse_datetime_string, InvalidQuery
 from sentry.utils.dates import parse_stats_period
 
-MIN_STATS_PERIOD = timedelta(hours=1)
+
 MAX_STATS_PERIOD = timedelta(days=90)
-# make sure to update this message if you are changing the min/max period
-INVALID_PERIOD_ERROR = 'Time window must be greater than an hour and less than or equal to 90 days'
+# make sure to update this message if you are changing the max period
+INVALID_PERIOD_ERROR = 'Time window must be less than or equal to 90 days'
 
 
 class InvalidParams(Exception):
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def get_date_range_from_params(params, optional=False, validate_window=True):
 
     if validate_window:
         delta = end - start
-        if delta < MIN_STATS_PERIOD or delta > MAX_STATS_PERIOD:
+        if delta > MAX_STATS_PERIOD:
             raise InvalidParams(INVALID_PERIOD_ERROR)
 
     return start, end
diff --git a/tests/sentry/api/test_utils.py b/tests/sentry/api/test_utils.py
index 97e13116804082..39611a99977306 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/api/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/api/test_utils.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def test_stats_period(self):
         assert end - datetime.timedelta(seconds=3600) == start
 
         with self.assertRaises(InvalidParams):
-            get_date_range_from_params({'statsPeriod': '1s'})
+            get_date_range_from_params({'statsPeriod': '91d'})
 
     def test_date_range(self):
         start, end = get_date_range_from_params({