diff --git a/src/functions/pre_fetch_processing.ts b/src/functions/pre_fetch_processing.ts
index 4ad85184..655bf1d6 100644
--- a/src/functions/pre_fetch_processing.ts
+++ b/src/functions/pre_fetch_processing.ts
@@ -44,21 +44,6 @@ export function formatContentRequest(
 export function validateGenerateContentRequest(
   request: GenerateContentRequest
 ) {
-  const contents = request.contents;
-  for (const content of contents) {
-    for (const part of content.parts) {
-      if ('fileData' in part) {
-        // @ts-ignore
-        const uri = part['fileData']['fileUri'];
-        if (!uri.startsWith('gs://')) {
-          throw new URIError(
-            `Found invalid Google Cloud Storage URI ${uri}, Google Cloud Storage URIs must start with gs://`
-          );
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   if (hasVertexAISearch(request) && hasVertexRagStore(request)) {
     throw new ClientError(
       'Found both vertexAiSearch and vertexRagStore field are set in tool. Either set vertexAiSearch or vertexRagStore.'
diff --git a/src/functions/test/functions_test.ts b/src/functions/test/functions_test.ts
index a50c0593..582d720b 100644
--- a/src/functions/test/functions_test.ts
+++ b/src/functions/test/functions_test.ts
@@ -437,21 +437,6 @@ describe('generateContent', () => {
     expect(resp).toEqual(expectedResult);
   });
 
-  it('raises an error when passed an invalid GCS URI', async () => {
-    const req: GenerateContentRequest = {
-      contents: TEST_USER_CHAT_MESSAGE_WITH_INVALID_GCS_FILE,
-    };
-    await expectAsync(
-      generateContent(
-        TEST_LOCATION,
-        TEST_RESOURCE_PATH,
-        TEST_TOKEN_PROMISE,
-        req,
-        TEST_API_ENDPOINT
-      )
-    ).toBeRejectedWithError(URIError);
-  });
-
   it('returns a GenerateContentResponse when passed safetySettings and generationConfig', async () => {
     const req: GenerateContentRequest = {
       contents: TEST_USER_CHAT_MESSAGE,
diff --git a/src/models/test/models_test.ts b/src/models/test/models_test.ts
index d9701428..0f07413d 100644
--- a/src/models/test/models_test.ts
+++ b/src/models/test/models_test.ts
@@ -1018,15 +1018,6 @@ describe('GenerativeModel generateContent', () => {
     expect(resp).toEqual(expectedResult);
   });
 
-  it('raises an error when passed an invalid GCS URI', async () => {
-    const req: GenerateContentRequest = {
-      contents: TEST_USER_CHAT_MESSAGE_WITH_INVALID_GCS_FILE,
-    };
-    await expectAsync(model.generateContent(req)).toBeRejectedWithError(
-      URIError
-    );
-  });
-
   it('returns a GenerateContentResponse when passed safetySettings and generationConfig', async () => {
     const req: GenerateContentRequest = {
       contents: TEST_USER_CHAT_MESSAGE,
@@ -1496,15 +1487,6 @@ describe('GenerativeModelPreview generateContent', () => {
     expect(resp).toEqual(expectedResult);
   });
 
-  it('raises an error when passed an invalid GCS URI', async () => {
-    const req: GenerateContentRequest = {
-      contents: TEST_USER_CHAT_MESSAGE_WITH_INVALID_GCS_FILE,
-    };
-    await expectAsync(model.generateContent(req)).toBeRejectedWithError(
-      URIError
-    );
-  });
-
   it('returns a GenerateContentResponse when passed safetySettings and generationConfig', async () => {
     const req: GenerateContentRequest = {
       contents: TEST_USER_CHAT_MESSAGE,