diff --git a/ckan/logic/schema.py b/ckan/logic/schema.py
index d98debe9690..b7c27d48244 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/schema.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/schema.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ def default_resource_schema():
 
 def default_update_resource_schema():
     schema = default_resource_schema()
+    schema['revision_id'] = [ignore]
     return schema
 
 def default_tags_schema():