diff --git a/Request.php b/Request.php
index fbe0839b0..db78105cc 100644
--- a/Request.php
+++ b/Request.php
@@ -323,11 +323,9 @@ public static function create(string $uri, string $method = 'GET', array $parame
             if ('https' === $components['scheme']) {
                 $server['HTTPS'] = 'on';
                 $server['SERVER_PORT'] = 443;
-            } elseif ('http' === $components['scheme']) {
+            } else {
                 unset($server['HTTPS']);
                 $server['SERVER_PORT'] = 80;
-            } else {
-                throw new BadRequestException('Invalid URI: http(s) scheme expected.');
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Tests/RequestTest.php b/Tests/RequestTest.php
index 8f18dff17..d5a41390e 100644
--- a/Tests/RequestTest.php
+++ b/Tests/RequestTest.php
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ public function testCreateWithRequestUri()
      *           [" foo"]
      *           ["foo "]
      *           ["//"]
-     *           ["foo:bar"]
      */
     public function testCreateWithBadRequestUri(string $uri)
     {