diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 90aaedff..9b41ec70 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# 6.9.2 (master)
+- deprecated `checkSVKValidationPlugin`
+
 # 6.9.1 (master)
 - introduced `validate()` input types.
 - introduced `ValidateOptions` & `ValidateOptionsInterface` models.
diff --git a/src/Validator.ts b/src/Validator.ts
index 4a3ca836..595e9c28 100755
--- a/src/Validator.ts
+++ b/src/Validator.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ export default class Validator implements ValidatorInterface {
     Object.assign(this.plugins, obj.plugins);
 
     this.initDrivers();
-    this.checkSVKValidationPlugin();
   }
 
   initDrivers(): void {
@@ -171,11 +170,4 @@ export default class Validator implements ValidatorInterface {
       })
     );
   }
-
-  checkSVKValidationPlugin(): void {
-    if (_.isNil(this.drivers.svk) && _.get(this.plugins, "svk.config.schema")) {
-      const name = this.form.name ? `Form: ${this.form.name}` : "";
-      throw new Error(`The SVK validation schema is defined but no plugin provided (SVK). ${name}`);
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/models/ValidatorInterface.ts b/src/models/ValidatorInterface.ts
index 95d417c8..113956db 100644
--- a/src/models/ValidatorInterface.ts
+++ b/src/models/ValidatorInterface.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export interface ValidatorInterface {
   validate(opt?: ValidateOptions, obj?: ValidateOptions): Promise<any>;
   validateField(opt: ValidateOptionsInterface): void;
   validateRelatedFields(field: any, showErrors: boolean): void;
-  checkSVKValidationPlugin(): void;
 }
 
 export type ValidationPlugin  = {
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ export type ExtendPlugin = ({ validator, form }: {
 }) => void;
 
 export interface ValidationPluginConfig {
-  package: ValidationPackage;
+  package?: ValidationPackage;
   schema?: any;
   options?: any;
   extend?: ExtendPlugin;