diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/tasks/validate_config.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/tasks/validate_config.yml
index bea8cea7c..bc3c8f30b 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/tasks/validate_config.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/tasks/validate_config.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     - {'old': 'matrix_mautrix_telegram_container_repo_version', 'new': 'matrix_mautrix_telegram_container_image_self_build_branch'}
     # Variables removed in the bridgev2 (Go) rewrite — mautrix-telegram no longer has a Python runtime,
     # a separate lottieconverter container or a web-based login endpoint.
-    - {'old': 'matrix_mautrix_telegram_scheme', 'new': '<removed (the bridge no longer has a public web-based login endpoint)>'}
+    # (matrix_mautrix_telegram_scheme was part of this group too, but has since been reintroduced to configure the bridge's HTTP API exposure address, so it's intentionally not listed here.)
     - {'old': 'matrix_mautrix_telegram_hostname', 'new': '<removed (the bridge no longer has a public web-based login endpoint)>'}
     - {'old': 'matrix_mautrix_telegram_path_prefix', 'new': '<removed (the bridge no longer has a public web-based login endpoint)>'}
     - {'old': 'matrix_mautrix_telegram_public_endpoint', 'new': '<removed (the bridge no longer has a public web-based login endpoint)>'}