diff --git a/src/eligibility_signposting_api/model/eligibility.py b/src/eligibility_signposting_api/model/eligibility.py
index 985d0e561..5b58d752e 100644
--- a/src/eligibility_signposting_api/model/eligibility.py
+++ b/src/eligibility_signposting_api/model/eligibility.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 from functools import total_ordering
 from typing import NewType, Self
 
-from pydantic import HttpUrl
-
 NHSNumber = NewType("NHSNumber", str)
 DateOfBirth = NewType("DateOfBirth", date)
 Postcode = NewType("Postcode", str)
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@
 ActionType = NewType("ActionType", str)
 ActionCode = NewType("ActionCode", str)
 ActionDescription = NewType("ActionDescription", str)
-UrlLink = NewType("UrlLink", HttpUrl)
+UrlLink = NewType("UrlLink", str)
 UrlLabel = NewType("UrlLabel", str)
 
 
diff --git a/src/eligibility_signposting_api/model/rules.py b/src/eligibility_signposting_api/model/rules.py
index 541db6263..473a15f3d 100644
--- a/src/eligibility_signposting_api/model/rules.py
+++ b/src/eligibility_signposting_api/model/rules.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from operator import attrgetter
 from typing import Literal, NewType
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, HttpUrl, RootModel, field_serializer, field_validator, model_validator
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, RootModel, field_serializer, field_validator, model_validator
 
 from eligibility_signposting_api.config.contants import MAGIC_COHORT_LABEL, RULE_STOP_DEFAULT
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class AvailableAction(BaseModel):
     action_type: str = Field(..., alias="ActionType")
     action_code: str = Field(..., alias="ExternalRoutingCode")
     action_description: str | None = Field(None, alias="ActionDescription")
-    url_link: HttpUrl | None = Field(None, alias="UrlLink")
+    url_link: str | None = Field(None, alias="UrlLink")
     url_label: str | None = Field(None, alias="UrlLabel")
 
     model_config = {"populate_by_name": True}
diff --git a/tests/unit/services/calculators/test_eligibility_calculator.py b/tests/unit/services/calculators/test_eligibility_calculator.py
index 1ac57cbdb..985f4b84a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/services/calculators/test_eligibility_calculator.py
+++ b/tests/unit/services/calculators/test_eligibility_calculator.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from faker import Faker
 from freezegun import freeze_time
 from hamcrest import assert_that, contains_exactly, contains_inanyorder, equal_to, has_item, has_items, is_in
-from pydantic import HttpUrl, ValidationError
+from pydantic import ValidationError
 
 from eligibility_signposting_api.model import rules
 from eligibility_signposting_api.model import rules as rules_model
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ def test_get_redirect_rules():
                         ActionType="ActionType1",
                         ExternalRoutingCode="ActionCode1",
                         ActionDescription="ActionDescription1",
-                        UrlLink=HttpUrl("https://www.ActionUrl1.com"),
+                        UrlLink="https://www.ActionUrl1.com",
                         UrlLabel="ActionLabel1",
                     ),
                     "defaultcomms": AvailableAction(
                         ActionType="ActionType2",
                         ExternalRoutingCode="defaultcomms",
                         ActionDescription="ActionDescription2",
-                        UrlLink=HttpUrl("https://www.ActionUrl2.com"),
+                        UrlLink="https://www.ActionUrl2.com",
                         UrlLabel="ActionLabel2",
                     ),
                 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/views/test_eligibility.py b/tests/unit/views/test_eligibility.py
index 36fb887c5..4fcf7978b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/views/test_eligibility.py
+++ b/tests/unit/views/test_eligibility.py
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ def test_no_suitability_rules_for_actionable():
                     action_type=ActionType("TYPE_A"),
                     action_code=ActionCode("CODE123"),
                     action_description=ActionDescription("Some description"),
-                    url_link=UrlLink(HttpUrl("https://example.com")),
+                    url_link=UrlLink("https://example.com"),
                     url_label=UrlLabel("Learn more"),
                 )
             ],