diff --git a/frappe/event_streaming/doctype/event_producer/event_producer.py b/frappe/event_streaming/doctype/event_producer/event_producer.py
index 8785ee9989..4836276734 100644
--- a/frappe/event_streaming/doctype/event_producer/event_producer.py
+++ b/frappe/event_streaming/doctype/event_producer/event_producer.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class EventProducer(Document):
 			self.reload()
 
 	def check_url(self):
-		valid_url_schemes = ("http", "https", "ftp", "ftps")
+		valid_url_schemes = ("http", "https")
 		frappe.utils.validate_url(self.producer_url, throw=True, valid_schemes=valid_url_schemes)
 
 		# remove '/' from the end of the url like http://test_site.com/
diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_utils.py b/frappe/tests/test_utils.py
index 998afb86c1..74ceec8287 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class TestValidationUtils(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.assertRaises(
 			frappe.ValidationError, 
 			validate_url, 
-			'bitcoin://joker.edu', 
+			'gopher://frappe.io', 
 			valid_schemes='https',
 			throw=True
 		)
diff --git a/frappe/utils/__init__.py b/frappe/utils/__init__.py
index 41d9a07542..1da4cd3bae 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/__init__.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def split_emails(txt):
 
 def validate_url(txt, throw=False, valid_schemes=None):
 	"""
-		Tests wether the `txt` is a valid URL
+		Checks whether `txt` has a valid URL string
 
 		Parameters:
 			throw (`bool`): throws a validationError if URL is not valid