diff --git a/compiler/src/steps/validate-model.ts b/compiler/src/steps/validate-model.ts
index 83e9d79515..469a94b79c 100644
--- a/compiler/src/steps/validate-model.ts
+++ b/compiler/src/steps/validate-model.ts
@@ -455,11 +455,6 @@ export default async function validateModel (apiModel: model.Model, restSpec: Ma
     context.pop()
 
     context.push('body')
-    if (typeDef.inherits != null && typeDef.body.kind !== 'properties') {
-      if (fqn(typeDef.inherits.type) !== '_types:RequestBase') {
-        modelError('A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody')
-      }
-    }
     switch (typeDef.body.kind) {
       case 'properties':
         validateProperties(typeDef.body.properties, openGenerics, inheritedProps)
diff --git a/output/schema/validation-errors.json b/output/schema/validation-errors.json
index d9243bccb0..9a8ba0da89 100644
--- a/output/schema/validation-errors.json
+++ b/output/schema/validation-errors.json
@@ -14,152 +14,7 @@
     },
     "cat.aliases": {
       "request": [
-        "Request: query parameter 'master_timeout' does not exist in the json spec",
-        "request definition cat.aliases:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.allocation": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.allocation:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.component_templates": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.component_templates:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.count": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.count:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.fielddata": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.fielddata:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.health": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.health:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.indices": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.indices:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.master": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.master:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.ml_data_frame_analytics": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.ml_data_frame_analytics:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.ml_datafeeds": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.ml_datafeeds:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.ml_jobs": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.ml_jobs:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.ml_trained_models": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.ml_trained_models:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.nodeattrs": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.nodeattrs:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.nodes": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.nodes:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.pending_tasks": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.pending_tasks:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.plugins": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.plugins:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.recovery": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.recovery:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.repositories": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.repositories:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.segments": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.segments:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.shards": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.shards:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.snapshots": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.snapshots:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.tasks": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.tasks:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.templates": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.templates:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.thread_pool": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.thread_pool:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
-      ],
-      "response": []
-    },
-    "cat.transforms": {
-      "request": [
-        "request definition cat.transforms:Request / body - A request with inherited properties must have a PropertyBody"
+        "Request: query parameter 'master_timeout' does not exist in the json spec"
       ],
       "response": []
     },