diff --git a/docs/schemas/network.rng b/docs/schemas/network.rng
index 1daa30e719..ac13af20d2 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/network.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/network.rng
@@ -95,31 +95,33 @@
                 <attribute name="root"><text/></attribute>
               </element>
             </optional>
-            <!-- Define the range(s) of IP addresses that the DHCP
-                 server should hand out -->
-            <element name="dhcp">
-              <zeroOrMore>
-                <element name="range">
-                  <attribute name="start"><ref name="ipv4-addr"/></attribute>
-                  <attribute name="end"><ref name="ipv4-addr"/></attribute>
-                </element>
-              </zeroOrMore>
-              <zeroOrMore>
-                <element name="host">
-                  <attribute name="mac"><ref name="mac-addr"/></attribute>
-                  <attribute name="name"><text/></attribute>
-                  <attribute name="ip"><text/></attribute>
-                </element>
-              </zeroOrMore>
-              <optional>
-                <element name="bootp">
-                  <attribute name="file"><text/></attribute>
-                  <optional>
-                    <attribute name="server"><text/></attribute>
-                  </optional>
-                </element>
-              </optional>
-            </element>
+            <optional>
+              <!-- Define the range(s) of IP addresses that the DHCP
+                   server should hand out -->
+              <element name="dhcp">
+                <zeroOrMore>
+                  <element name="range">
+                    <attribute name="start"><ref name="ipv4-addr"/></attribute>
+                    <attribute name="end"><ref name="ipv4-addr"/></attribute>
+                  </element>
+                </zeroOrMore>
+                <zeroOrMore>
+                  <element name="host">
+                    <attribute name="mac"><ref name="mac-addr"/></attribute>
+                    <attribute name="name"><text/></attribute>
+                    <attribute name="ip"><ref name="ipv4-addr"/></attribute>
+                  </element>
+                </zeroOrMore>
+                <optional>
+                  <element name="bootp">
+                    <attribute name="file"><text/></attribute>
+                    <optional>
+                      <attribute name="server"><text/></attribute>
+                    </optional>
+                  </element>
+                </optional>
+              </element>
+            </optional>
           </element>
         </optional>
       </interleave>
diff --git a/tests/networkxml2xmlin/routed-network.xml b/tests/networkxml2xmlin/routed-network.xml
index 824ad75ed5..6634ee87e2 100644
--- a/tests/networkxml2xmlin/routed-network.xml
+++ b/tests/networkxml2xmlin/routed-network.xml
@@ -4,8 +4,5 @@
   <bridge name="virbr1" />
   <forward mode="route" dev="eth1"/>
   <ip address="192.168.122.1" netmask="255.255.255.0">
-    <dhcp>
-      <range start="192.168.122.2" end="192.168.122.254" />
-    </dhcp>
   </ip>
 </network>
diff --git a/tests/networkxml2xmlout/routed-network.xml b/tests/networkxml2xmlout/routed-network.xml
index fa36c08007..8f11166b94 100644
--- a/tests/networkxml2xmlout/routed-network.xml
+++ b/tests/networkxml2xmlout/routed-network.xml
@@ -4,8 +4,5 @@
   <forward dev='eth1' mode='route'/>
   <bridge name='virbr1' stp='on' delay='0' />
   <ip address='192.168.122.1' netmask='255.255.255.0'>
-    <dhcp>
-      <range start='192.168.122.2' end='192.168.122.254' />
-    </dhcp>
   </ip>
 </network>