diff --git a/mcp/server.go b/mcp/server.go
index 5020823..c144033 100644
--- a/mcp/server.go
+++ b/mcp/server.go
@@ -345,13 +345,9 @@ func (s *Server) RemoveTools(names ...string) {
 func (s *Server) AddResource(r *Resource, h ResourceHandler) {
 	s.changeAndNotify(notificationResourceListChanged, &ResourceListChangedParams{},
 		func() bool {
-			u, err := url.Parse(r.URI)
-			if err != nil {
+			if _, err := url.Parse(r.URI); err != nil {
 				panic(err) // url.Parse includes the URI in the error
 			}
-			if !u.IsAbs() {
-				panic(fmt.Errorf("URI %s needs a scheme", r.URI))
-			}
 			s.resources.add(&serverResource{r, h})
 			return true
 		})
@@ -374,14 +370,6 @@ func (s *Server) AddResourceTemplate(t *ResourceTemplate, h ResourceHandler) {
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(fmt.Errorf("URI template %q is invalid: %w", t.URITemplate, err))
 			}
-			// Ensure the URI template has a valid scheme
-			u, err := url.Parse(t.URITemplate)
-			if err != nil {
-				panic(err) // url.Parse includes the URI in the error
-			}
-			if !u.IsAbs() {
-				panic(fmt.Errorf("URI template %q needs a scheme", t.URITemplate))
-			}
 			s.resourceTemplates.add(&serverResourceTemplate{t, h})
 			return true
 		})
diff --git a/mcp/server_test.go b/mcp/server_test.go
index cb1c05d..7db4073 100644
--- a/mcp/server_test.go
+++ b/mcp/server_test.go
@@ -381,8 +381,6 @@ func TestServerAddResourceTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{"ValidFileTemplate", "file:///{a}/{b}", false},
 		{"ValidCustomScheme", "myproto:///{a}", false},
-		{"MissingScheme1", "://example.com/{path}", true},
-		{"MissingScheme2", "/api/v1/users/{id}", true},
 		{"EmptyVariable", "file:///{}/{b}", true},
 		{"UnclosedVariable", "file:///{a", true},
 	}