diff --git a/app/client/src/widgets/MapWidget/widget/index.tsx b/app/client/src/widgets/MapWidget/widget/index.tsx
index d14a72c4d3..f6fe0efce4 100644
--- a/app/client/src/widgets/MapWidget/widget/index.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/widgets/MapWidget/widget/index.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ class MapWidget extends BaseWidget<MapWidgetProps, WidgetState> {
             validation: {
               type: ValidationTypes.OBJECT,
               params: {
-                required: true,
                 allowedKeys: [
                   {
                     name: "lat",