diff --git a/app/views/events/_form.html.haml b/app/views/events/_form.html.haml
index 2e2f094b..5d9824f1 100644
--- a/app/views/events/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/events/_form.html.haml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       :markdown
         #{t '.description_helper'}
     = f.label :description
-    = f.text_area :description, required: true, rows: 25, cols: 90
+    = f.text_area :description, rows: 25, cols: 90
 
   .field
     = f.label :city