diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 236ce5bf9..723dfb844 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 bundle.tar.gz
 opa
+schemas
 
 .idea
 .vscode
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 72ed2af6e..8d4af4761 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ test:
 test-integration:
 	go test -v -timeout 5m -tags=integration ./integration/...
 
+.PHONY: download-schemas
+download-schemas:
+	@schemas_path=schemas ; \
+	base_url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aquasecurity/trivy/main/pkg/iac/rego/schemas ; \
+	mkdir -p $$schemas_path ; \
+	for file in cloud.json dockerfile.json kubernetes.json ; do \
+		wget -q -O $$schemas_path/$$file $$base_url/$$file ; \
+	done
+
 .PHONY: rego
 rego: fmt-rego check-rego lint-rego test-rego docs
 
@@ -29,8 +38,8 @@ test-rego:
 	go run ./cmd/opa test --explain=fails lib/ checks/ examples/ --ignore '*.yaml'
 
 .PHONY: check-rego
-check-rego:
-	@go run ./cmd/opa check lib checks --v0-v1 --strict
+check-rego: download-schemas
+	@go run ./cmd/opa check lib checks --v0-v1 --strict -s schemas
 
 .PHONY: lint-rego
 lint-rego: check-rego
diff --git a/examples/serverless/python2.rego b/examples/serverless/python2.rego
index cb6a777e1..ab4f1ff72 100644
--- a/examples/serverless/python2.rego
+++ b/examples/serverless/python2.rego
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 #   Ensure that you use a supported runtime version, such as Python 3.x,
 #   to maintain the security and reliability of your serverless application.
 # scope: package
-# schemas:
-#   - input: schema["yaml"]
 # related_resources:
 #   - https://www.python.org/doc/sunset-python-2/
 # custom:
diff --git a/examples/terraform-plan/asg_capacity.rego b/examples/terraform-plan/asg_capacity.rego
index 64a7cb312..8117bdb69 100644
--- a/examples/terraform-plan/asg_capacity.rego
+++ b/examples/terraform-plan/asg_capacity.rego
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 #
 #   Ensure that the desired capacity for Auto Scaling Groups is set to a reasonable value, typically within limits defined by your organization.
 # scope: package
-# schemas:
-#   - input: schema["json"]
 # related_resources:
 #   - https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/autoscaling_group
 # custom: