diff --git a/pkg/schemaconv/smd.go b/pkg/schemaconv/smd.go
index 799d866d5..9887d185b 100644
--- a/pkg/schemaconv/smd.go
+++ b/pkg/schemaconv/smd.go
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@ func makeUnion(extensions map[string]interface{}) (schema.Union, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if union.Discriminator != nil && len(union.Fields) == 0 {
-		return schema.Union{}, fmt.Errorf("discriminator set to %v, but no fields in union", *union.Discriminator)
-	}
 	return union, nil
 }