diff --git a/src/validations/constraints/content/ssp-all-VALID.xml b/src/validations/constraints/content/ssp-all-VALID.xml
index 49d418937..7aa8016e3 100644
--- a/src/validations/constraints/content/ssp-all-VALID.xml
+++ b/src/validations/constraints/content/ssp-all-VALID.xml
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@
       </description>
       <prop name="inherited-uuid" value="11111111-0000-4000-9001-000000000001"/>
       <prop name="implementation-point" value="internal"/>
-      <prop name="direction" value="incoming" ns="https://fedramp.gov/ns/oscal"/>
-      <prop name="direction" value="outgoing" ns="https://fedramp.gov/ns/oscal"/>
+      <prop name="direction" value="incoming"/>
+      <prop name="direction" value="outgoing"/>
       <prop name="authentication-method" ns="https://fedramp.gov/ns/oscal" value="yes">
         <remarks>
           <p>Description of the authentication method.</p>
diff --git a/src/validations/constraints/content/ssp-inter-boundary-communication-has-direction-INVALID.xml b/src/validations/constraints/content/ssp-inter-boundary-communication-has-direction-INVALID.xml
index a6ac57490..84d69d6a2 100644
--- a/src/validations/constraints/content/ssp-inter-boundary-communication-has-direction-INVALID.xml
+++ b/src/validations/constraints/content/ssp-inter-boundary-communication-has-direction-INVALID.xml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
       </description>
       <prop name="inherited-uuid" value="11111111-0000-4000-9001-000000000001"/>
       <prop name="implementation-point" value="internal"/>
-      <prop name="direction" value="incoming" ns="https://fedramp.gov/ns/oscal"/>
-      <prop name="direction" value="outgoing" ns="https://fedramp.gov/ns/oscal"/>
-      <prop name="direction" value="outgoing" ns="https://fedramp.gov/ns/oscal"/>
+      <prop name="direction" value="incoming"/>
+      <prop name="direction" value="outgoing"/>
+      <prop name="direction" value="outgoing"/>
       <prop name="nature-of-agreement" ns="https://fedramp.gov/ns/oscal" value="isa"/>
       <status state="operational"/>
     </component>