diff --git a/src/course-home/courseware-search/map-search-response.js b/src/course-home/courseware-search/map-search-response.js
index a03e99b110..49953b3f6b 100644
--- a/src/course-home/courseware-search/map-search-response.js
+++ b/src/course-home/courseware-search/map-search-response.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const endpointSchema = Joi.object({
       htmlContent: Joi.string(),
       transcriptEn: Joi.string(),
     }),
-  }).required().unknown(true)).strict(),
+  }).unknown(true)).strict(),
 }).unknown(true).strict();
 
 const defaultType = 'text';