diff --git a/valkey/_parsers/url_parser.py b/valkey/_parsers/url_parser.py
index 3a674d3d..6e157e32 100644
--- a/valkey/_parsers/url_parser.py
+++ b/valkey/_parsers/url_parser.py
@@ -36,14 +36,8 @@ def to_bool(value) -> Optional[bool]:
 
 
 def parse_url(url: str, async_connection: bool):
-    url_prefixes = ["valkey://", "valkeys://", "unix://", "redis://", "rediss://"]
     supported_schemes = ["valkey", "valkeys", "redis", "rediss"]
 
-    if not any(url.startswith(prefix) for prefix in url_prefixes):
-        raise ValueError(
-            f"Valkey URL must specify one of the following schemes {url_prefixes}"
-        )
-
     parsed: ParseResult = urlparse(url)
     kwargs: ConnectKwargs = {}
 
@@ -94,7 +88,7 @@ def parse_url(url: str, async_connection: bool):
             )
     else:
         raise ValueError(
-            f"Valkey URL must specify one of the following schemes ({url_prefixes})"
+            f"Valkey URL must specify one of the following schemes ({supported_schemes})"
         )
 
     return kwargs