diff --git a/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/vendors/OpenAi/actions/assistant/message.operation.ts b/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/vendors/OpenAi/actions/assistant/message.operation.ts
index e58ecd74c2..a11bc7ab2b 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/vendors/OpenAi/actions/assistant/message.operation.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/vendors/OpenAi/actions/assistant/message.operation.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ const properties: INodeProperties[] = [
 		displayName: 'Text',
 		name: 'text',
 		type: 'string',
-		required: true,
 		default: '',
 		placeholder: 'e.g. Hello, how can you help me?',
 		typeOptions: {