diff --git a/data/block/blockV2.go b/data/block/blockV2.go
index 6d9e071f..0a690e2e 100644
--- a/data/block/blockV2.go
+++ b/data/block/blockV2.go
@@ -640,9 +640,7 @@ func (hv2 *HeaderV2) CheckFieldsForNil() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if hv2.ScheduledRootHash == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w in HeaderV2.ScheduledRootHash", data.ErrNilValue)
-	}
+
 	if hv2.ScheduledAccumulatedFees == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w in HeaderV2.ScheduledAccumulatedFees", data.ErrNilValue)
 	}
diff --git a/data/block/blockV2Checks_test.go b/data/block/blockV2Checks_test.go
index 95ecd53c..b44e2d43 100644
--- a/data/block/blockV2Checks_test.go
+++ b/data/block/blockV2Checks_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-var headerV2ExceptionFields = []string{"Header"}
+var headerV2ExceptionFields = []string{
+	"Header",
+	"ScheduledRootHash",
+}
 
 func TestBlockHeaderV2_Checks(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()