diff --git a/internal/services/recoveryservices/site_recovery_vmware_replicated_vm_resource.go b/internal/services/recoveryservices/site_recovery_vmware_replicated_vm_resource.go
index a32390c1ae2f..bf3e0b31f39e 100644
--- a/internal/services/recoveryservices/site_recovery_vmware_replicated_vm_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/recoveryservices/site_recovery_vmware_replicated_vm_resource.go
@@ -216,11 +216,8 @@ func (s VMWareReplicatedVmResource) Arguments() map[string]*pluginsdk.Schema {
 
 		"target_network_id": {
 			Type:         pluginsdk.TypeString,
-			Optional:     true,
+			Required:     true,
 			ValidateFunc: commonids.ValidateVirtualNetworkID,
-			RequiredWith: []string{
-				"network_interface",
-			},
 		},
 
 		"test_network_id": {
diff --git a/website/docs/r/site_recovery_vmware_replicated_vm.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/site_recovery_vmware_replicated_vm.html.markdown
index c2d54542e593..58978f2bff5a 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/site_recovery_vmware_replicated_vm.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/site_recovery_vmware_replicated_vm.html.markdown
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `target_vm_name` - (Required) Name of the VM that should be created when a failover is done. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
 
+* `target_network_id` - (Required) The ID of network to use when a failover is done.
+
 * `default_log_storage_account_id` - (Optional) The ID of the stroage account that should be used for logging during replication. 
 
 **Note:** Only standard types of storage accounts are allowed.
@@ -150,8 +152,6 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `target_boot_diagnostics_storage_account_id` - (Optional) The ID of the storage account that should be used for boot diagnostics when a failover is done.
 
-* `target_network_id` - (Optional) The ID of network to use when a failover is done.
-
 * `test_network_id` - (Optional) The ID of network to use when a test failover is done.
 
 * `target_proximity_placement_group_id` - (Optional) The ID of Proximity Placement Group the new VM should belong to when a failover is done.