diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2129.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2129.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82ed4fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2129.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove "required" designation from the ``url`` field of certain ``m`.room.message` msgtypes.
diff --git a/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.audio b/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.audio
index 88b459ec..fb049fc9 100644
--- a/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.audio
+++ b/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.audio
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ properties:
         type: string
       url:
         description: |-
-          Required if the file is not encrypted. The URL (typically `MXC URI`_)
+          Required if the file is unencrypted. The URL (typically `MXC URI`_)
           to the audio clip.
         type: string
       file:
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ properties:
     required:
       - msgtype
       - body
-      - url
     type: object
   type:
     enum:
diff --git a/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.file b/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.file
index 9f4fdf07..54a999ec 100644
--- a/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.file
+++ b/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.file
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ properties:
     required:
       - msgtype
       - body
-      - url
     type: object
   type:
     enum:
diff --git a/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.image b/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.image
index a466562a..8944ce96 100644
--- a/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.image
+++ b/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.image
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ properties:
     required:
       - msgtype
       - body
-      - url
     type: object
   type:
     enum:
diff --git a/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.video b/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.video
index b23c2392..1a3c3e40 100644
--- a/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.video
+++ b/event-schemas/schema/m.room.message$m.video
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ properties:
     required:
       - msgtype
       - body
-      - url
     type: object
   type:
     enum: