diff --git a/app/commands/v2/patch_link_set.rb b/app/commands/v2/patch_link_set.rb
index d8d1348a4..dcc2e10e3 100644
--- a/app/commands/v2/patch_link_set.rb
+++ b/app/commands/v2/patch_link_set.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class PatchLinkSet < BaseCommand
       def call
         raise_unless_links_hash_is_provided
         check_bulk_publishing_present
-        validate_schema
+        validate_schema if validate_schema?
         link_set = LinkSet.find_or_create_locked(content_id:)
         check_version_and_raise_if_conflicting(link_set, previous_version_number)
 
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ def downstream_live(content_id, locale, orphaned_content_ids, update_dependencie
         )
       end
 
+      def validate_schema?
+        return true unless payload.key?(:validate_schema)
+
+        payload[:validate_schema]
+      end
+
       def validate_schema
         # We allow setting links before the document actually exists.
         # This means we blindly accept anything regardless of what the schema says.
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index c1a925eb1..463fb0d0f 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ presented edition and [warnings](#warnings).
 - `update_type` *(optional)*
   - Accepts: "major", "minor", "republish"
   - It is acceptable to send a "minor" update for the first ever draft
-- `bulk_publishing` *(optional, default: false)*
+- `bulk_publishing` *(required)*
   - Set this to true when making multiple requests. Publishing API will use a
     lower priority queue to avoid delays to standard publishing activity.
 
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ it wants to defer to a reusable piece of content, such as an email address.
 
 - [`content_id`](model.md#content_id)
   - Identifies the target document for the reusable piece of content
-  
+
 ### Query parameters
 
 - `order` *(optional, default: "unique_pageviews")*
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ it wants to defer to a reusable piece of content, such as an email address.
 
 ## `GET /v2/content/:content_id/host-content/:host_content_id`
 
-Returns metadata for a single item of content with ID `:host_content_id` that has an embedded reference to 
+Returns metadata for a single item of content with ID `:host_content_id` that has an embedded reference to
 the target `:content_id`.
 
 ### Path parameters
@@ -525,10 +525,14 @@ in the request is preserved.
     }
   }
 ```
+- `bulk_publishing` *(required)*
+  - Set this to true when making multiple requests. Publishing API will use a lower priority queue to avoid delays to standard publishing activity.
 - `previous_version` *(optional, recommended)*
   - Used to ensure that we are updating the current version of the link set.
-- `bulk_publishing` *(optional, default: false)*
-  - Set this to true when making multiple requests. Publishing API will use a lower priority queue to avoid delays to standard publishing activity.
+- `validate_schema` *(optional, default: true)*
+  - Set to false to skip validation of links against the content schema for
+    the current payload. After changing a document's document type, allows
+    for removal of links of types unsupported.
 
 ### State changes
 
diff --git a/spec/commands/v2/patch_link_set_spec.rb b/spec/commands/v2/patch_link_set_spec.rb
index 048ab5ae8..1ddb03b34 100644
--- a/spec/commands/v2/patch_link_set_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/commands/v2/patch_link_set_spec.rb
@@ -501,5 +501,34 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context "when an edition exists for the content_id" do
+    before do
+      create(
+        :edition,
+        document: create(:document, content_id:),
+        base_path: "/some-path",
+        title: "Some Title",
+      )
+    end
+
+    context "when called with validate: false in the payload" do
+      before { payload[:validate_schema] = false }
+
+      it "skips validation" do
+        expect_any_instance_of(described_class).not_to receive(:validate_schema)
+
+        described_class.call(payload)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when called without :validate in the payload" do
+      it "validates the payload against the schema" do
+        expect_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:validate_schema)
+
+        described_class.call(payload)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   it_behaves_like TransactionalCommand
 end