diff --git a/app/models/procedure.rb b/app/models/procedure.rb
index 21b8e8ac5..3ad38e516 100644
--- a/app/models/procedure.rb
+++ b/app/models/procedure.rb
@@ -265,8 +265,7 @@ class Procedure < ApplicationRecord
 
   validate :check_juridique, on: [:create, :publication]
 
-  # TO DO add validation after data backfill
-  # validates :replaced_by_id, presence: true, if: -> { closing_reason == self.closing_reasons.fetch(:internal_procedure) }
+  validates :replaced_by_procedure_id, presence: true, if: -> { closing_reason == Procedure.closing_reasons.fetch(:internal_procedure) }
 
   validates :path, presence: true, format: { with: /\A[a-z0-9_\-]{3,200}\z/ }, uniqueness: { scope: [:path, :closed_at, :hidden_at, :unpublished_at], case_sensitive: false }
   validates :duree_conservation_dossiers_dans_ds, allow_nil: false,
diff --git a/spec/controllers/administrateurs/procedures_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/administrateurs/procedures_controller_spec.rb
index 8c3f651e3..72d2484e0 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/administrateurs/procedures_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/administrateurs/procedures_controller_spec.rb
@@ -803,9 +803,10 @@ describe Administrateurs::ProceduresController, type: :controller do
         procedure.reload
       end
 
-      it 'closes the procedure without redirection to the new procedure in DS' do
-        expect(response).to redirect_to admin_procedure_path(procedure.id)
-        expect(flash[:notice]).to have_content 'Démarche close'
+      it 'does not close the procedure' do
+        expect(response).to redirect_to admin_procedure_close_path
+        expect(flash[:alert]).to have_content 'Le champ « Nouvelle démarche » doit être rempli'
+        expect(procedure.close?).to be_falsey
         expect(procedure.replaced_by_procedure).to eq(nil)
       end
     end