diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Tax/view/adminhtml/templates/class/page/edit.phtml b/app/code/Magento/Tax/view/adminhtml/templates/class/page/edit.phtml
index 8930a4de28fe5..18e86549a1ff9 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Tax/view/adminhtml/templates/class/page/edit.phtml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Tax/view/adminhtml/templates/class/page/edit.phtml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
     <?= $block->getSaveButtonHtml() ?>
 </div>
 <?= $block->getRenameFormHtml() ?>
-<script>
-require(['jquery', "mage/mage"], function(jQuery){
-
-    jQuery('#<?= /* @escapeNotVerified */ $block->getRenameFormId() ?>').mage('form').mage('validation');
-
-});
+<script type="text/x-magento-init">
+    {
+        "#<?= /* @escapeNotVerified */ $block->getRenameFormId() ?>": {
+            "Magento_Tax/js/page/validate": {}
+        }
+    }
 </script>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Tax/view/adminhtml/web/js/page/validate.js b/app/code/Magento/Tax/view/adminhtml/web/js/page/validate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a49f199ba56b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Tax/view/adminhtml/web/js/page/validate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * See COPYING.txt for license details.
+ */
+
+define([
+    'jquery',
+    'mage/mage'
+], function (jQuery) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    return function (data, element) {
+        jQuery(element).mage('form').mage('validation');
+    };
+});