diff --git a/services/npm/npm-base.js b/services/npm/npm-base.js
index 0263a5bbf6a41..4ce62bba1c59a 100644
--- a/services/npm/npm-base.js
+++ b/services/npm/npm-base.js
@@ -45,18 +45,22 @@ export default class NpmBase extends BaseJsonService {
     serviceKey: 'npm',
   }
 
-  static buildRoute(base, { withTag, queryParams } = {}) {
+  static buildRoute(base, { withTag, additionalQueryParamSchema } = {}) {
     if (withTag) {
       return {
         base,
         pattern: ':scope(@[^/]+)?/:packageName/:tag*',
-        queryParamSchema: queryParams || queryParamSchema,
+        queryParamSchema: additionalQueryParamSchema
+          ? queryParamSchema.append(additionalQueryParamSchema)
+          : queryParamSchema,
       }
     } else {
       return {
         base,
         pattern: ':scope(@[^/]+)?/:packageName',
-        queryParamSchema: queryParams || queryParamSchema,
+        queryParamSchema: additionalQueryParamSchema
+          ? queryParamSchema.append(additionalQueryParamSchema)
+          : queryParamSchema,
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/services/npm/npm-last-update.service.js b/services/npm/npm-last-update.service.js
index 0b106a8af0fce..758df8722e70b 100644
--- a/services/npm/npm-last-update.service.js
+++ b/services/npm/npm-last-update.service.js
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 import Joi from 'joi'
 import dayjs from 'dayjs'
-import { optionalUrl } from '../validators.js'
 import { InvalidParameter, pathParam, queryParam } from '../index.js'
 import { formatDate } from '../text-formatters.js'
 import { age as ageColor } from '../color-formatters.js'
 import NpmBase, { packageNameDescription } from './npm-base.js'
 
-const queryParamSchema = Joi.object({
-  registry_uri: optionalUrl,
-  version: Joi.string(),
-}).required()
-
 const updateResponseSchema = Joi.object({
   time: Joi.object({
     modified: Joi.string().required(),
@@ -19,12 +13,16 @@ const updateResponseSchema = Joi.object({
     .required(),
 }).required()
 
+const additionalQueryParamSchema = {
+  version: Joi.string(),
+}
+
 export class NpmLastUpdate extends NpmBase {
   static category = 'activity'
 
   static route = this.buildRoute('npm/last-update', {
     withTag: false,
-    queryParams: queryParamSchema,
+    additionalQueryParamSchema,
   })
 
   static openApi = {