diff --git a/pkg/descheduler/policyconfig.go b/pkg/descheduler/policyconfig.go
index ec8443aa8..9f46b7c08 100644
--- a/pkg/descheduler/policyconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/descheduler/policyconfig.go
@@ -172,13 +172,8 @@ func validateDeschedulerConfiguration(in api.DeschedulerPolicy, registry pluginr
 		} else {
 			if prometheusConfig.Prometheus.URL == "" {
 				errorsInPolicy = append(errorsInPolicy, fmt.Errorf("prometheus URL is required when prometheus is enabled"))
-			} else {
-				u, err := url.Parse(prometheusConfig.Prometheus.URL)
-				if err != nil {
-					errorsInPolicy = append(errorsInPolicy, fmt.Errorf("error parsing prometheus URL: %v", err))
-				} else if u.Scheme != "https" {
-					errorsInPolicy = append(errorsInPolicy, fmt.Errorf("prometheus URL's scheme is not https, got %q instead", u.Scheme))
-				}
+			} else if _, err := url.Parse(prometheusConfig.Prometheus.URL); err != nil {
+				errorsInPolicy = append(errorsInPolicy, fmt.Errorf("error parsing prometheus URL: %v", err))
 			}
 
 			if prometheusConfig.Prometheus.AuthToken != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/descheduler/policyconfig_test.go b/pkg/descheduler/policyconfig_test.go
index 6689dce1f..bfc8a386b 100644
--- a/pkg/descheduler/policyconfig_test.go
+++ b/pkg/descheduler/policyconfig_test.go
@@ -259,20 +259,6 @@ func TestValidateDeschedulerConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			result: fmt.Errorf("error parsing prometheus URL: parse \"http://example.com:-80\": invalid port \":-80\" after host"),
 		},
-		{
-			description: "prometheus url does not have https error",
-			deschedulerPolicy: api.DeschedulerPolicy{
-				MetricsProviders: []api.MetricsProvider{
-					{
-						Source: api.PrometheusMetrics,
-						Prometheus: &api.Prometheus{
-							URL: "http://example.com:80",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			result: fmt.Errorf("prometheus URL's scheme is not https, got \"http\" instead"),
-		},
 		{
 			description: "prometheus authtoken with no secret reference error",
 			deschedulerPolicy: api.DeschedulerPolicy{