diff --git a/.changeset/flat-dodos-bake.md b/.changeset/flat-dodos-bake.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6b52aac1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/flat-dodos-bake.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-jenkins-backend': patch
+---
+
+Don't require a validation pattern for the Jenkins base URL.
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/config.d.ts b/plugins/jenkins-backend/config.d.ts
index bfb519bb58..1fc41c1592 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/config.d.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export interface Config {
   jenkins?: {
     /**
      * Default instance baseUrl, can be specified on a named instance called "default"
-     * @pattern "^https?://"
      */
     baseUrl?: string;
     /**
@@ -39,9 +38,6 @@ export interface Config {
        */
       name: string;
 
-      /**
-       * @pattern "^https?://"
-       */
       baseUrl: string;
       username: string;
       /** @visibility secret */