diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/helpers.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/helpers.test.ts
index a738afbe3f..d274ad3ba8 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/helpers.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/helpers.test.ts
@@ -50,15 +50,6 @@ describe('fetchContent helper', () => {
     outputPath: os.tmpdir(),
   };
 
-  it('should reject non string fetchUrls', async () => {
-    await expect(
-      fetchContents({
-        ...options,
-        fetchUrl: false,
-      }),
-    ).rejects.toThrow('Invalid url parameter, expected string, got boolean');
-  });
-
   it('should reject absolute file locations', async () => {
     await expect(
       fetchContents({
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/helpers.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/helpers.ts
index b56bab0d53..89d9b0171a 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/helpers.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 
 import { resolveSafeChildPath, UrlReader } from '@backstage/backend-common';
-import { JsonValue } from '@backstage/types';
 import { InputError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
@@ -31,15 +30,9 @@ export async function fetchContents({
   reader: UrlReader;
   integrations: ScmIntegrations;
   baseUrl?: string;
-  fetchUrl?: JsonValue;
+  fetchUrl?: string;
   outputPath: string;
 }) {
-  if (typeof fetchUrl !== 'string') {
-    throw new InputError(
-      `Invalid url parameter, expected string, got ${typeof fetchUrl}`,
-    );
-  }
-
   let fetchUrlIsAbsolute = false;
   try {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-new