diff --git a/core/config/schema/core.data_types.schema.yml b/core/config/schema/core.data_types.schema.yml
index 95311ada2bb..3b5bbe41906 100644
--- a/core/config/schema/core.data_types.schema.yml
+++ b/core/config/schema/core.data_types.schema.yml
@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ config_entity:
     _core:
       type: _core_config_info
 
+block.settings.*:
+  type: block_settings
+
 block_settings:
   type: mapping
   label: 'Block settings'
diff --git a/core/modules/block/config/schema/block.schema.yml b/core/modules/block/config/schema/block.schema.yml
index 16d79bce2b7..7dc4f53d1cc 100644
--- a/core/modules/block/config/schema/block.schema.yml
+++ b/core/modules/block/config/schema/block.schema.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,3 @@ block.block.*:
       sequence:
         type: condition.plugin.[id]
         label: 'Visibility Condition'
-
-block.settings.*:
-  type: block_settings