diff --git a/lib/dl_file_uploader_api_lib/dl_file_uploader_api_lib/schemas/files.py b/lib/dl_file_uploader_api_lib/dl_file_uploader_api_lib/schemas/files.py
index 1bb95fd42..9dc3e32e7 100644
--- a/lib/dl_file_uploader_api_lib/dl_file_uploader_api_lib/schemas/files.py
+++ b/lib/dl_file_uploader_api_lib/dl_file_uploader_api_lib/schemas/files.py
@@ -37,11 +37,8 @@ def validate_authorized_yadocs(data: dict) -> None:
 def validate_docs_data(data):
     if not ((data["public_link"] is None) ^ (data["private_path"] is None)):
         raise ValueError("Expected exactly one of [`private_path`, `public_link`] to be specified")
-    if data["public_link"] is None:
-        if data["private_path"] is None:
-            raise ma.ValidationError("'private_path' must be provided for private files")
-        elif data["oauth_token"] is None and data["connection_id"] is None:
-            raise ma.ValidationError("Expected `oauth_token` or `connection_id` to be specified")
+    if data["public_link"] is None and data["oauth_token"] is None and data["connection_id"] is None:
+        raise ma.ValidationError("Expected `oauth_token` or `connection_id` to be specified")
 
 
 class FileLinkRequestSchema(BaseRequestSchema):