diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/RecurringInvoice/StoreRecurringInvoiceRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/RecurringInvoice/StoreRecurringInvoiceRequest.php
index d02046b40b..ab60e55d2e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/RecurringInvoice/StoreRecurringInvoiceRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/RecurringInvoice/StoreRecurringInvoiceRequest.php
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ namespace App\Http\Requests\RecurringInvoice;
 
 use App\Http\Requests\Request;
 use App\Http\ValidationRules\Project\ValidProjectForClient;
-use App\Http\ValidationRules\Recurring\UniqueRecurringInvoiceNumberRule;
 use App\Models\Client;
 use App\Models\RecurringInvoice;
 use App\Utils\Traits\CleanLineItems;
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ class StoreRecurringInvoiceRequest extends Request
 
         $rules['project_id'] = ['bail', 'sometimes', new ValidProjectForClient($this->all())];
 
-        $rules['number'] = new UniqueRecurringInvoiceNumberRule($this->all());
+        $rules['number'] = ['bail', 'nullable', \Illuminate\Validation\Rule::unique('recurring_invoices')->where('company_id', $user->company()->id)];
 
         $rules['tax_rate1'] = 'bail|sometimes|numeric';
         $rules['tax_rate2'] = 'bail|sometimes|numeric';
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/RecurringQuote/StoreRecurringQuoteRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/RecurringQuote/StoreRecurringQuoteRequest.php
index 657b96d0bb..ef9c13c301 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/RecurringQuote/StoreRecurringQuoteRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/RecurringQuote/StoreRecurringQuoteRequest.php
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 namespace App\Http\Requests\RecurringQuote;
 
 use App\Http\Requests\Request;
-use App\Http\ValidationRules\Recurring\UniqueRecurringQuoteNumberRule;
 use App\Models\Client;
 use App\Models\RecurringQuote;
 use App\Utils\Traits\CleanLineItems;
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ class StoreRecurringQuoteRequest extends Request
 
         $rules['frequency_id'] = 'required|integer|digits_between:1,12';
 
-        $rules['number'] = new UniqueRecurringQuoteNumberRule($this->all());
+        $rules['number'] = ['bail', 'nullable', \Illuminate\Validation\Rule::unique('recurring_quotes')->where('company_id', $user->company()->id)];
 
         return $rules;
     }
diff --git a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Recurring/UniqueRecurringInvoiceNumberRule.php b/app/Http/ValidationRules/Recurring/UniqueRecurringInvoiceNumberRule.php
deleted file mode 100644
index b7865a0b51..0000000000
--- a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Recurring/UniqueRecurringInvoiceNumberRule.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Invoice Ninja (https://invoiceninja.com).
- *
- * @link https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja source repository
- *
- * @copyright Copyright (c) 2024. Invoice Ninja LLC (https://invoiceninja.com)
- *
- * @license https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license
- */
-
-namespace App\Http\ValidationRules\Recurring;
-
-use App\Models\RecurringInvoice;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Rule;
-
-/**
- * Class UniqueRecurringInvoiceNumberRule.
- */
-class UniqueRecurringInvoiceNumberRule implements Rule
-{
-    public $input;
-
-    public function __construct($input)
-    {
-        $this->input = $input;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $attribute
-     * @param mixed $value
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function passes($attribute, $value)
-    {
-        return $this->checkIfInvoiceNumberUnique(); //if it exists, return false!
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function message()
-    {
-        return ctrans('texts.recurring_invoice_number_taken', ['number' => $this->input['number']]);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    private function checkIfInvoiceNumberUnique(): bool
-    {
-        if (empty($this->input['number'])) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        $invoice = RecurringInvoice::query()->where('client_id', $this->input['client_id'])
-                        ->where('number', $this->input['number'])
-                        ->withTrashed()
-                        ->exists();
-
-        if ($invoice) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Recurring/UniqueRecurringQuoteNumberRule.php b/app/Http/ValidationRules/Recurring/UniqueRecurringQuoteNumberRule.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 29693a067d..0000000000
--- a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Recurring/UniqueRecurringQuoteNumberRule.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Quote Ninja (https://invoiceninja.com).
- *
- * @link https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja source repository
- *
- * @copyright Copyright (c) 2022. Quote Ninja LLC (https://invoiceninja.com)
- *
- * @license https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license
- */
-
-namespace App\Http\ValidationRules\Recurring;
-
-use App\Models\RecurringQuote;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Rule;
-
-/**
- * Class UniqueRecurringQuoteNumberRule.
- */
-class UniqueRecurringQuoteNumberRule implements Rule
-{
-    public $input;
-
-    public function __construct($input)
-    {
-        $this->input = $input;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $attribute
-     * @param mixed $value
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function passes($attribute, $value)
-    {
-        return $this->checkIfQuoteNumberUnique(); //if it exists, return false!
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function message()
-    {
-        return ctrans('texts.recurring_quote_number_taken', ['number' => $this->input['number']]);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    private function checkIfQuoteNumberUnique(): bool
-    {
-        if (empty($this->input['number'])) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        $invoice = RecurringQuote::query()->where('client_id', $this->input['client_id'])
-                        ->where('number', $this->input['number'])
-                        ->withTrashed()
-                        ->exists();
-
-        if ($invoice) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/Feature/RecurringInvoiceTest.php b/tests/Feature/RecurringInvoiceTest.php
index 72ba0d7278..cab0d14f99 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/RecurringInvoiceTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/RecurringInvoiceTest.php
@@ -61,6 +61,36 @@ class RecurringInvoiceTest extends TestCase
         $this->makeTestData();
     }
 
+    public function testUniqueNumber()
+    {
+       
+        $data = [
+            'client_id' => $this->client->hashed_id,
+            'frequency_id' => 5,
+            'next_send_date' => now()->addMonth()->format('Y-m-d'),
+        ];
+
+        $response = $this->withHeaders([
+            'X-API-SECRET' => config('ninja.api_secret'),
+            'X-API-TOKEN' => $this->token,
+        ])->postJson('/api/v1/recurring_invoices', $data);
+
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+
+        $arr = $response->json();
+
+        $this->assertNotNull($arr['data']['number']);
+
+        $data['number'] = $arr['data']['number'];
+
+        $response = $this->withHeaders([
+            'X-API-SECRET' => config('ninja.api_secret'),
+            'X-API-TOKEN' => $this->token,
+        ])->postJson('/api/v1/recurring_invoices', $data)
+        ->assertStatus(422);
+        
+    }
+
     public function testBulkUpdatesTaxes()
     {
         RecurringInvoice::factory(5)->create([