diff --git a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/routes.py b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/routes.py
index debd8ba176..2f877c5cc6 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/routes.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/routes.py
@@ -192,11 +192,6 @@ async def schemas_post(request: web.BaseRequest):
     name = schema_data.get("name")
     version = schema_data.get("version")
 
-    if not issuer_id or not attr_names or not name or not version:
-        raise web.HTTPBadRequest(
-            reason="issuerId, attrNames, name, and version are required"
-        )
-
     try:
         issuer = AnonCredsIssuer(profile)
         result = await issuer.create_and_register_schema(
diff --git a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/tests/test_routes.py b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/tests/test_routes.py
index 607b81f4ae..c59af1a662 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/anoncreds/tests/test_routes.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/anoncreds/tests/test_routes.py
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ async def test_schemas_post(self, mock_create_and_register_schema):
                 },
                 {},
                 {"schema": {}},
+                {
+                    "schema": {
+                        "attrNames": ["score"],
+                        "name": "Example Schema",
+                        "version": "0.0.1",
+                    }
+                },
             ]
         )
         result = await test_module.schemas_post(self.request)
@@ -105,9 +112,12 @@ async def test_schemas_post(self, mock_create_and_register_schema):
         assert mock_create_and_register_schema.call_count == 1
 
         with self.assertRaises(web.HTTPBadRequest):
+            # Empty body
+            await test_module.schemas_post(self.request)
+            # Empty schema
+            await test_module.schemas_post(self.request)
+            # Missing issuerId
             await test_module.schemas_post(self.request)
-
-        await test_module.schemas_post(self.request)
 
     async def test_get_schema(self):
         self.request.match_info = {"schema_id": "schema_id"}