diff --git a/src/schema/rules/files/raw/task.yaml b/src/schema/rules/files/raw/task.yaml
index 2e9af4b397..c5c79b3e31 100644
--- a/src/schema/rules/files/raw/task.yaml
+++ b/src/schema/rules/files/raw/task.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ timeseries:
     acquisition: optional
     run: optional
     recording: optional
-    modality: optional
 
 timeseries__mri_no_task:
   suffixes:
@@ -113,6 +112,7 @@ timeseries__anat:
     echo: optional
     part: optional
     chunk: optional
+    modality: optional
 
 timeseries__func:
   $ref: rules.files.raw.task.timeseries