diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/GoogleSheets.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/GoogleSheets.node.ts
index 36f59a2675..3603570abd 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/GoogleSheets.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/GoogleSheets.node.ts
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ export class GoogleSheets implements INodeType {
 				type: 'string',
 				default: '',
 				placeholder: 'frank@example.com',
-				required: true,
 				displayOptions: {
 					show: {
 						operation: [