diff --git a/data/event-schemas/schema/m.space.child.yaml b/data/event-schemas/schema/m.space.child.yaml
index 81e1cec3804..da0216048d9 100644
--- a/data/event-schemas/schema/m.space.child.yaml
+++ b/data/event-schemas/schema/m.space.child.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ properties:
           Optional (default `false`) flag to denote whether the child is "suggested" or of interest
           to members of the space. This is primarily intended as a rendering hint for clients to
           display the room differently, such as eagerly rendering them in the room list.
-    required: []
     type: object
   state_key:
     description: The child room ID being described.