diff --git a/config/fcos/v1_6_exp/translate.go b/config/fcos/v1_6_exp/translate.go
index 2e51200e..ecde4656 100644
--- a/config/fcos/v1_6_exp/translate.go
+++ b/config/fcos/v1_6_exp/translate.go
@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ func processModule(rendered types.Config, module Module, options common.Translat
 		"CmdToExecute": cmdToExecute,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		r.AddOnError(yamlPath, err)
+		return rendered
 	}
 
 	result := contents.String()
diff --git a/config/fcos/v1_6_exp/validate.go b/config/fcos/v1_6_exp/validate.go
index 9f6695f5..481e3d84 100644
--- a/config/fcos/v1_6_exp/validate.go
+++ b/config/fcos/v1_6_exp/validate.go
@@ -98,15 +98,3 @@ func (user GrubUser) Validate(c path.ContextPath) (r report.Report) {
 	}
 	return
 }
-
-func (m Module) Validate(c path.ContextPath) (r report.Report) {
-	if m.Name == "" {
-		r.AddOnError(c.Append("name"), common.ErrSelinuxNameNotSpecified)
-	}
-
-	if m.Contents.Inline == nil || *m.Contents.Inline == "" {
-		r.AddOnError(c.Append("contents"), common.ErrSelinuxContentsNotSpecified)
-	}
-
-	return r
-}
diff --git a/config/fcos/v1_6_exp/validate_test.go b/config/fcos/v1_6_exp/validate_test.go
index 07474704..2c850580 100644
--- a/config/fcos/v1_6_exp/validate_test.go
+++ b/config/fcos/v1_6_exp/validate_test.go
@@ -479,55 +479,3 @@ func TestValidateConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func TestValidateModule(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		in      Module
-		out     error
-		errPath path.ContextPath
-	}{
-		{
-			// valid module
-			in: Module{
-				Contents: Resource{
-					Inline: util.StrToPtr("some contents"),
-				},
-				Name: "some name",
-			},
-			out:     nil,
-			errPath: path.New("yaml"),
-		},
-		{
-			// contents is not specified
-			in: Module{
-				Contents: Resource{
-					Inline: util.StrToPtr(""),
-				},
-				Name: "some name",
-			},
-			out:     common.ErrSelinuxContentsNotSpecified,
-			errPath: path.New("yaml", "contents"),
-		},
-		{
-			// name is not specified
-			in: Module{
-				Name: "",
-				Contents: Resource{
-					Inline: util.StrToPtr("some contents"),
-				},
-			},
-			out:     common.ErrSelinuxNameNotSpecified,
-			errPath: path.New("yaml", "name"),
-		},
-	}
-
-	for i, test := range tests {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("validate %d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			actual := test.in.Validate(path.New("yaml"))
-			baseutil.VerifyReport(t, test.in, actual)
-			expected := report.Report{}
-			expected.AddOnError(test.errPath, test.out)
-			assert.Equal(t, expected, actual, "bad report")
-		})
-	}
-}