diff --git a/schema/statement.json b/schema/statement.json
index b6263360..b59bbdb9 100644
--- a/schema/statement.json
+++ b/schema/statement.json
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@
           "format": "uri"
         }
       },
+      "required":[
+        "motivation",
+        "statementPointerTarget"
+      ],
       "allOf": [
         {
           "if": {
@@ -301,16 +305,8 @@
           },
           "then": {
             "required": [
-              "statementPointerTarget",
-              "motivation",
               "url"
             ]
-          },
-          "else": {
-            "required": [
-              "statementPointerTarget",
-              "motivation"
-            ]
           }
         },
         {