diff --git a/src/contracts/Repository/Values/Content/Query/Criterion/Image/AbstractImageCompositeCriterion.php b/src/contracts/Repository/Values/Content/Query/Criterion/Image/AbstractImageCompositeCriterion.php
index 2b7264ae29..f3b43d1e99 100644
--- a/src/contracts/Repository/Values/Content/Query/Criterion/Image/AbstractImageCompositeCriterion.php
+++ b/src/contracts/Repository/Values/Content/Query/Criterion/Image/AbstractImageCompositeCriterion.php
@@ -75,10 +75,7 @@ protected function validate(
 
         $notSupportedCriteria = array_diff(
             array_keys($data),
-            array_merge(
-                $supportedCriteria,
-                ['fieldDefIdentifier']
-            )
+            $supportedCriteria
         );
 
         if (!empty($notSupportedCriteria)) {