diff --git a/pkg/apis/extensions/validation/backupentry.go b/pkg/apis/extensions/validation/backupentry.go
index 1b3e8728912..33fcccc0210 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/extensions/validation/backupentry.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/extensions/validation/backupentry.go
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ func ValidateBackupEntrySpecUpdate(new, old *extensionsv1alpha1.BackupEntrySpec,
 	}
 
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, apivalidation.ValidateImmutableField(new.Type, old.Type, fldPath.Child("type"))...)
-	allErrs = append(allErrs, apivalidation.ValidateImmutableField(new.Region, old.Region, fldPath.Child("region"))...)
 
 	return allErrs
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apis/extensions/validation/backupentry_test.go b/pkg/apis/extensions/validation/backupentry_test.go
index f6d2be78de7..9c6ec71ca5d 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/extensions/validation/backupentry_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/extensions/validation/backupentry_test.go
@@ -93,20 +93,15 @@ var _ = Describe("BackupEntry validation tests", func() {
 			}))))
 		})
 
-		It("should prevent updating the type or region", func() {
+		It("should prevent updating the type", func() {
 			newBackupEntry := prepareBackupEntryForUpdate(be)
 			newBackupEntry.Spec.Type = "changed-type"
-			newBackupEntry.Spec.Region = "changed-region"
-			newBackupEntry.Spec.BucketName = "changed-bucket-name"
 
 			errorList := ValidateBackupEntryUpdate(newBackupEntry, be)
 
 			Expect(errorList).To(ConsistOf(PointTo(MatchFields(IgnoreExtras, Fields{
 				"Type":  Equal(field.ErrorTypeInvalid),
 				"Field": Equal("spec.type"),
-			})), PointTo(MatchFields(IgnoreExtras, Fields{
-				"Type":  Equal(field.ErrorTypeInvalid),
-				"Field": Equal("spec.region"),
 			}))))
 		})
 
@@ -118,6 +113,24 @@ var _ = Describe("BackupEntry validation tests", func() {
 
 			Expect(errorList).To(BeEmpty())
 		})
+
+		It("should allow updating the name of the backup bucket", func() {
+			newBackupEntry := prepareBackupEntryForUpdate(be)
+			newBackupEntry.Spec.BucketName = "changed-bucket-name"
+
+			errorList := ValidateBackupEntryUpdate(newBackupEntry, be)
+
+			Expect(errorList).To(BeEmpty())
+		})
+
+		It("should allow updating the region", func() {
+			newBackupEntry := prepareBackupEntryForUpdate(be)
+			newBackupEntry.Spec.Region = "changed-region"
+
+			errorList := ValidateBackupEntryUpdate(newBackupEntry, be)
+
+			Expect(errorList).To(BeEmpty())
+		})
 	})
 })