diff --git a/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCRequestFactory.m b/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCRequestFactory.m
index 23f4d910a..8bd4858e3 100644
--- a/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCRequestFactory.m
+++ b/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCRequestFactory.m
@@ -100,12 +100,8 @@ - (NSDictionary *)dataForInstallWithURLString:(NSString *)urlString {
     [self addAppleReceiptSourceToJSON:json];
     [self addTimestampsToJSON:json];
     
-    // Check if the urlString is a valid URL to ensure it's a universal link, not the external intent uri
     if (urlString) {
-        NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
-        if (url && ([url.scheme isEqualToString:@"http"] || [url.scheme isEqualToString:@"https"])) {
-            [self safeSetValue:urlString forKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_UNIVERSAL_LINK_URL onDict:json];
-        }
+        [self safeSetValue:urlString forKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_UNIVERSAL_LINK_URL onDict:json];
     }
     
     [self addAppleAttributionTokenToJSON:json];
@@ -152,12 +148,8 @@ - (NSDictionary *)dataForOpenWithURLString:(NSString *)urlString {
     [self addTimestampsToJSON:json];
     
     
-    // Check if the urlString is a valid URL to ensure it's a universal link, not the external intent uri
     if (urlString) {
-        NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
-        if (url && ([url.scheme isEqualToString:@"http"] || [url.scheme isEqualToString:@"https"])) {
-            [self safeSetValue:urlString forKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_UNIVERSAL_LINK_URL onDict:json];
-        }
+        [self safeSetValue:urlString forKey:BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_UNIVERSAL_LINK_URL onDict:json];
     }
     
     // Usually sent with install, but retry on open if it didn't get sent