diff --git a/config/default/field.field.paragraph.event.field_location.yml b/config/default/field.field.paragraph.event.field_location.yml
index a2bc69f8e..a091c1617 100644
--- a/config/default/field.field.paragraph.event.field_location.yml
+++ b/config/default/field.field.paragraph.event.field_location.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ entity_type: paragraph
 bundle: event
 label: Location
 description: ''
-required: true
+required: false
 translatable: false
 default_value: {  }
 default_value_callback: ''