diff --git a/xep-0155.xml b/xep-0155.xml
index 02efff0b..8bd25a04 100644
--- a/xep-0155.xml
+++ b/xep-0155.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@
              type='boolean'
              var='accept'>
         <value>true</value>
-        <required/>
       </field>
       <field label='Enable XHTML Formatting?'
              type='boolean'
@@ -215,7 +214,6 @@
              type='boolean'
              var='accept'>
         <value>1</value>
-        <required/>
       </field>
       <field label='Enable XHTML Formatting?'
              type='boolean'
@@ -265,7 +263,6 @@
              type='boolean'
              var='accept'>
         <value>1</value>
-        <required/>
       </field>
       <field label='Enable XHTML Formatting?'
              type='boolean'