diff --git a/schema/config-schema.json b/schema/config-schema.json
index 87e46dfef..619a429df 100644
--- a/schema/config-schema.json
+++ b/schema/config-schema.json
@@ -141,35 +141,35 @@
                             "id": "https://opencontainers.org/schema/bundle/process/linux/capabilities/bounding",
                             "type": "array",
                             "items": {
-                                "$ref": "defs-linux.json#/definitions/Capability"
+                                "type": "string"
                             }
                         },
                         "permitted": {
                             "id": "https://opencontainers.org/schema/bundle/process/linux/capabilities/permitted",
                             "type": "array",
                             "items": {
-                                "$ref": "defs-linux.json#/definitions/Capability"
+                                "type": "string"
                             }
                         },
                         "effective": {
                             "id": "https://opencontainers.org/schema/bundle/process/linux/capabilities/effective",
                             "type": "array",
                             "items": {
-                                "$ref": "defs-linux.json#/definitions/Capability"
+                                "type": "string"
                             }
                         },
                         "inheritable": {
                             "id": "https://opencontainers.org/schema/bundle/process/linux/capabilities/inheritable",
                             "type": "array",
                             "items": {
-                                "$ref": "defs-linux.json#/definitions/Capability"
+                                "type": "string"
                             }
                         },
                         "ambient": {
                             "id": "https://opencontainers.org/schema/bundle/process/linux/capabilities/ambient",
                             "type": "array",
                             "items": {
-                                "$ref": "defs-linux.json#/definitions/Capability"
+                                "type": "string"
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/schema/defs-linux.json b/schema/defs-linux.json
index 094037654..1eee9382e 100644
--- a/schema/defs-linux.json
+++ b/schema/defs-linux.json
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@
                 }
             }
         },
-        "Capability": {
-            "description": "Linux process capabilities",
-            "type": "string",
-            "pattern": "^CAP_([A-Z]|_)+$"
-        },
         "Major": {
             "description": "major device number",
             "$ref": "defs.json#/definitions/int64"