diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cu/cue/validator.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cu/cue/validator.nix
index 48c69f6c9bf1..c74c57cf93fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cu/cue/validator.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cu/cue/validator.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ cueSchemaFile:
 writeShellScript "validate-using-cue" ''
   ${cue}/bin/cue \
     --all-errors \
-    --strict \
     vet \
     --concrete \
     "$1" \