diff --git a/ast/compile_test.go b/ast/compile_test.go
index d65be7718d..2614bba562 100644
--- a/ast/compile_test.go
+++ b/ast/compile_test.go
@@ -909,6 +909,30 @@ func TestCompilerCheckTypesWithSchema(t *testing.T) {
 	assertNotFailed(t, c)
 }
 
+func TestCompilerCheckTypesWithRegexPatternInSchema(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewCompiler()
+	var schema interface{}
+	// Negative lookahead is not supported in the Go regex dialect, but this is still a valid
+	// JSON schema. Since we don't rely on the "pattern" attribute for type checking, ensure
+	// that this still works (by being ignored)
+	err := util.Unmarshal([]byte(`{
+		"properties": {
+			"name": {
+				"pattern": "^(?!testing:.*)[a-z]+$",
+				"type": "string"
+			}
+		}
+	}`), &schema)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unexpected error:", err)
+	}
+	schemaSet := NewSchemaSet()
+	schemaSet.Put(SchemaRootRef, schema)
+	c.WithSchemas(schemaSet)
+	compileStages(c, c.checkTypes)
+	assertNotFailed(t, c)
+}
+
 func TestCompilerCheckTypesWithAllOfSchema(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct {
diff --git a/internal/gojsonschema/schema.go b/internal/gojsonschema/schema.go
index 3e6f8c0873..6bdf5ebca4 100644
--- a/internal/gojsonschema/schema.go
+++ b/internal/gojsonschema/schema.go
@@ -517,17 +517,12 @@ func (d *Schema) parseSchema(documentNode interface{}, currentSchema *SubSchema)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if pattern, err := getString(m, KeyPattern); err != nil {
+	// NOTE: Regex compilation step removed as we don't use "pattern" attribute for
+	// type checking, and this would cause schemas to fail if they included patterns
+	// that were valid ECMA regex dialect but not known to Go (i.e. the regexp.Compile
+	// function), such as patterns with negative lookahead
+	if _, err := getString(m, KeyPattern); err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else if pattern != nil {
-		regexpObject, err := regexp.Compile(*pattern)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.New(formatErrorDescription(
-				Locale.MustBeValidRegex(),
-				ErrorDetails{"key": KeyPattern},
-			))
-		}
-		currentSchema.pattern = regexpObject
 	}
 
 	if format, err := getString(m, KeyFormat); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/gojsonschema/testdata/draft4/pattern.json b/internal/gojsonschema/testdata/draft4/pattern.json
index 25e7299731..fa8bdb945e 100644
--- a/internal/gojsonschema/testdata/draft4/pattern.json
+++ b/internal/gojsonschema/testdata/draft4/pattern.json
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
                 "valid": true
             },
             {
-                "description": "a non-matching pattern is invalid",
+                "description": "a non-matching pattern is invalid (but ignored)",
                 "data": "abc",
-                "valid": false
+                "valid": true
             },
             {
                 "description": "ignores non-strings",
diff --git a/internal/gojsonschema/testdata/draft6/pattern.json b/internal/gojsonschema/testdata/draft6/pattern.json
index 25e7299731..fa8bdb945e 100644
--- a/internal/gojsonschema/testdata/draft6/pattern.json
+++ b/internal/gojsonschema/testdata/draft6/pattern.json
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
                 "valid": true
             },
             {
-                "description": "a non-matching pattern is invalid",
+                "description": "a non-matching pattern is invalid (but ignored)",
                 "data": "abc",
-                "valid": false
+                "valid": true
             },
             {
                 "description": "ignores non-strings",
diff --git a/internal/gojsonschema/testdata/draft7/pattern.json b/internal/gojsonschema/testdata/draft7/pattern.json
index 25e7299731..fa8bdb945e 100644
--- a/internal/gojsonschema/testdata/draft7/pattern.json
+++ b/internal/gojsonschema/testdata/draft7/pattern.json
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
                 "valid": true
             },
             {
-                "description": "a non-matching pattern is invalid",
+                "description": "a non-matching pattern is invalid (but ignored)",
                 "data": "abc",
-                "valid": false
+                "valid": true
             },
             {
                 "description": "ignores non-strings",