diff --git a/llama-index-core/llama_index/core/indices/property_graph/transformations/schema_llm.py b/llama-index-core/llama_index/core/indices/property_graph/transformations/schema_llm.py
index c5c9ba2eead9d..f9a34c772985b 100644
--- a/llama-index-core/llama_index/core/indices/property_graph/transformations/schema_llm.py
+++ b/llama-index-core/llama_index/core/indices/property_graph/transformations/schema_llm.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 try:
     from typing import TypeAlias
@@ -47,62 +47,37 @@
     "HAS_ALIAS",
 ]
 
-# Which entities can be connected to which relations
-DEFAULT_VALIDATION_SCHEMA: Dict[str, Any] = {
-    "PRODUCT": (
-        "USED_BY",
-        "USED_FOR",
-        "LOCATED_IN",
-        "PART_OF",
-        "WORKED_ON",
-        "HAS",
-        "IS_A",
-    ),
-    "MARKET": ("LOCATED_IN", "PART_OF", "WORKED_ON", "HAS", "IS_A"),
-    "TECHNOLOGY": (
-        "USED_BY",
-        "USED_FOR",
-        "LOCATED_IN",
-        "PART_OF",
-        "WORKED_ON",
-        "HAS",
-        "IS_A",
-    ),
-    "EVENT": ("LOCATED_IN", "PART_OF", "WORKED_ON", "HAS", "IS_A"),
-    "CONCEPT": ("USE_BY", "USED_FOR", "PART_OF", "WORKED_ON", "HAS", "IS_A"),
-    "ORGANIZATION": ("LOCATED_IN", "PART_OF", "HAS", "IS_A"),
-    "PERSON": (
-        "BORN_IN",
-        "DIED_IN",
-        "LOCATED_IN",
-        "PART_OF",
-        "WORKED_ON",
-        "HAS",
-        "IS_A",
-    ),
-    "LOCATION": (
-        "LOCATED_IN",
-        "PART_OF",
-        "HAS",
-        "IS_A",
-        "DIED_IN",
-        "BORN_IN",
-        "USED_BY",
-        "USED_FOR",
-    ),
-    "TIME": ("BORN_IN", "DIED_IN", "LOCATED_IN", "PART_OF", "HAS", "IS_A"),
-    "MISCELLANEOUS": (
-        "USED_BY",
-        "USED_FOR",
-        "LOCATED_IN",
-        "PART_OF",
-        "WORKED_ON",
-        "HAS",
-        "IS_A",
-        "BORN_IN",
-        "DIED_IN",
-    ),
-}
+# Convert the above dict schema into a list of triples
+Triple = Tuple[str, str, str]
+DEFAULT_VALIDATION_SCHEMA: List[Triple] = [
+    ("PRODUCT", "USED_BY", "PRODUCT"),
+    ("PRODUCT", "USED_FOR", "MARKET"),
+    ("PRODUCT", "HAS", "TECHNOLOGY"),
+    ("MARKET", "LOCATED_IN", "LOCATION"),
+    ("MARKET", "HAS", "TECHNOLOGY"),
+    ("TECHNOLOGY", "USED_BY", "PRODUCT"),
+    ("TECHNOLOGY", "USED_FOR", "MARKET"),
+    ("TECHNOLOGY", "LOCATED_IN", "LOCATION"),
+    ("TECHNOLOGY", "PART_OF", "ORGANIZATION"),
+    ("TECHNOLOGY", "IS_A", "PRODUCT"),
+    ("EVENT", "LOCATED_IN", "LOCATION"),
+    ("EVENT", "PART_OF", "ORGANIZATION"),
+    ("CONCEPT", "USED_BY", "TECHNOLOGY"),
+    ("CONCEPT", "USED_FOR", "PRODUCT"),
+    ("ORGANIZATION", "LOCATED_IN", "LOCATION"),
+    ("ORGANIZATION", "PART_OF", "ORGANIZATION"),
+    ("ORGANIZATION", "PART_OF", "MARKET"),
+    ("PERSON", "BORN_IN", "LOCATION"),
+    ("PERSON", "BORN_IN", "TIME"),
+    ("PERSON", "DIED_IN", "LOCATION"),
+    ("PERSON", "DIED_IN", "TIME"),
+    ("PERSON", "WORKED_ON", "EVENT"),
+    ("PERSON", "WORKED_ON", "PRODUCT"),
+    ("PERSON", "WORKED_ON", "CONCEPT"),
+    ("PERSON", "WORKED_ON", "TECHNOLOGY"),
+    ("LOCATION", "LOCATED_IN", "LOCATION"),
+    ("LOCATION", "PART_OF", "LOCATION"),
+]
 
 DEFAULT_SCHEMA_PATH_EXTRACT_PROMPT = PromptTemplate(
     "Give the following text, extract the knowledge graph according to the provided schema. "
@@ -114,7 +89,8 @@
 
 
 class SchemaLLMPathExtractor(TransformComponent):
-    """Extract paths from a graph using a schema.
+    """
+    Extract paths from a graph using a schema.
 
     Args:
         llm (LLM):
@@ -154,7 +130,7 @@ def __init__(
         possible_relations: Optional[TypeAlias] = None,
         strict: bool = True,
         kg_schema_cls: Any = None,
-        kg_validation_schema: Dict[str, str] = None,
+        kg_validation_schema: Union[Dict[str, str], List[Triple]] = None,
         max_triplets_per_chunk: int = 10,
         num_workers: int = 4,
     ) -> None:
@@ -230,11 +206,17 @@ def validate(v: Any, values: Any) -> Any:
             )
             kg_schema_cls.__doc__ = "Knowledge Graph Schema."
 
+        # Get validation schema
+        kg_validation_schema = kg_validation_schema or DEFAULT_VALIDATION_SCHEMA
+        # TODO: Remove this in a future version & encourage List[Triple] for validation schema
+        if isinstance(kg_validation_schema, list):
+            kg_validation_schema = {"relationships": kg_validation_schema}
+
         super().__init__(
             llm=llm,
             extract_prompt=extract_prompt or DEFAULT_SCHEMA_PATH_EXTRACT_PROMPT,
             kg_schema_cls=kg_schema_cls,
-            kg_validation_schema=kg_validation_schema or DEFAULT_VALIDATION_SCHEMA,
+            kg_validation_schema=kg_validation_schema,
             num_workers=num_workers,
             max_triplets_per_chunk=max_triplets_per_chunk,
             strict=strict,
@@ -264,13 +246,26 @@ def _prune_invalid_triplets(self, kg_schema: Any) -> List[Triplet]:
             obj = triplet.object.name
             obj_type = triplet.object.type
 
-            # check relations
-            if relation not in self.kg_validation_schema.get(
-                subject_type, [relation]
-            ) and relation not in self.kg_validation_schema.get(obj_type, [relation]):
-                continue
-
-            # remove self-references
+            # Check if the triplet is valid based on the schema format
+            if (
+                isinstance(self.kg_validation_schema, dict)
+                and "relationships" in self.kg_validation_schema
+            ):
+                # Schema is a dictionary with a 'relationships' key and triples as values
+                if (subject_type, relation, obj_type) not in self.kg_validation_schema[
+                    "relationships"
+                ]:
+                    continue
+            else:
+                # Schema is the backwards-compat format
+                if relation not in self.kg_validation_schema.get(
+                    subject_type, [relation]
+                ) and relation not in self.kg_validation_schema.get(
+                    obj_type, [relation]
+                ):
+                    continue
+
+            # Remove self-references
             if subject.lower() == obj.lower():
                 continue