diff --git a/source/behavior/spawn_rules/1.11.0/spawn_rules.json b/source/behavior/spawn_rules/1.11.0/spawn_rules.json
index 6e88e471..159f051e 100644
--- a/source/behavior/spawn_rules/1.11.0/spawn_rules.json
+++ b/source/behavior/spawn_rules/1.11.0/spawn_rules.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
           "description": "The descripton of to which entity this spawn rule belongs",
           "$comment": "UNDOCUMENTED",
           "additionalProperties": false,
-          "required": ["properties", "population_control"],
+          "required": ["identifier", "population_control"],
           "properties": {
             "identifier": {
               "title": "Identifier",
diff --git a/source/behavior/spawn_rules/1.17.0/spawn_rules.json b/source/behavior/spawn_rules/1.17.0/spawn_rules.json
index e09d33fc..4d37d38f 100644
--- a/source/behavior/spawn_rules/1.17.0/spawn_rules.json
+++ b/source/behavior/spawn_rules/1.17.0/spawn_rules.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
           "description": "The descripton of to which entity this spawn rule belongs",
           "$comment": "UNDOCUMENTED",
           "additionalProperties": false,
-          "required": ["properties", "population_control"],
+          "required": ["identifier", "population_control"],
           "properties": {
             "identifier": {
               "title": "Identifier",
diff --git a/source/behavior/spawn_rules/1.8.0/spawn_rules.json b/source/behavior/spawn_rules/1.8.0/spawn_rules.json
index 466eddec..a9b2f2df 100644
--- a/source/behavior/spawn_rules/1.8.0/spawn_rules.json
+++ b/source/behavior/spawn_rules/1.8.0/spawn_rules.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
           "description": "The descripton of to which entity this spawn rule belongs",
           "$comment": "UNDOCUMENTED",
           "additionalProperties": false,
-          "required": ["properties", "population_control"],
+          "required": ["identifier", "population_control"],
           "properties": {
             "identifier": {
               "title": "Identifier",