diff --git a/pyiceberg/table/update/__init__.py b/pyiceberg/table/update/__init__.py
index 3cf2db630d..f4570f05cd 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/table/update/__init__.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/table/update/__init__.py
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ class RemovePropertiesUpdate(IcebergBaseModel):
 
 class SetStatisticsUpdate(IcebergBaseModel):
     action: Literal["set-statistics"] = Field(default="set-statistics")
-    snapshot_id: int = Field(alias="snapshot-id")
     statistics: StatisticsFile
 
 
@@ -491,10 +490,7 @@ def _(
 
 @_apply_table_update.register(SetStatisticsUpdate)
 def _(update: SetStatisticsUpdate, base_metadata: TableMetadata, context: _TableMetadataUpdateContext) -> TableMetadata:
-    if update.snapshot_id != update.statistics.snapshot_id:
-        raise ValueError("Snapshot id in statistics does not match the snapshot id in the update")
-
-    statistics = filter_statistics_by_snapshot_id(base_metadata.statistics, update.snapshot_id)
+    statistics = filter_statistics_by_snapshot_id(base_metadata.statistics, update.statistics.snapshot_id)
     context.add_update(update)
 
     return base_metadata.model_copy(update={"statistics": statistics + [update.statistics]})
diff --git a/pyiceberg/table/update/statistics.py b/pyiceberg/table/update/statistics.py
index e31025453b..f5604a6ce7 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/table/update/statistics.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/table/update/statistics.py
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ class UpdateStatistics(UpdateTableMetadata["UpdateStatistics"]):
     def __init__(self, transaction: "Transaction") -> None:
         super().__init__(transaction)
 
-    def set_statistics(self, snapshot_id: int, statistics_file: StatisticsFile) -> "UpdateStatistics":
+    def set_statistics(self, statistics_file: StatisticsFile) -> "UpdateStatistics":
         self._updates += (
             SetStatisticsUpdate(
-                snapshot_id=snapshot_id,
                 statistics=statistics_file,
             ),
         )
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_statistics_operations.py b/tests/integration/test_statistics_operations.py
index 361bfebb63..a7b4e38802 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_statistics_operations.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_statistics_operations.py
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ def create_statistics_file(snapshot_id: int, type_name: str) -> StatisticsFile:
     statistics_file_snap_2 = create_statistics_file(add_snapshot_id_2, "deletion-vector-v1")
 
     with tbl.update_statistics() as update:
-        update.set_statistics(add_snapshot_id_1, statistics_file_snap_1)
-        update.set_statistics(add_snapshot_id_2, statistics_file_snap_2)
+        update.set_statistics(statistics_file_snap_1)
+        update.set_statistics(statistics_file_snap_2)
 
     assert len(tbl.metadata.statistics) == 2
 
diff --git a/tests/table/test_init.py b/tests/table/test_init.py
index e1f2ccc876..521cc5e46f 100644
--- a/tests/table/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/table/test_init.py
@@ -1310,20 +1310,6 @@ def test_set_statistics_update(table_v2_with_statistics: Table) -> None:
     assert len(updated_statistics) == 1
     assert json.loads(updated_statistics[0].model_dump_json()) == json.loads(expected)
 
-    update = SetStatisticsUpdate(
-        snapshot_id=123456789,
-        statistics=statistics_file,
-    )
-
-    with pytest.raises(
-        ValueError,
-        match="Snapshot id in statistics does not match the snapshot id in the update",
-    ):
-        update_table_metadata(
-            table_v2_with_statistics.metadata,
-            (update,),
-        )
-
 
 def test_remove_statistics_update(table_v2_with_statistics: Table) -> None:
     update = RemoveStatisticsUpdate(