diff --git a/conf/os_metadata/general.conf b/conf/os_metadata/general.conf
index be499307..e6e6431d 100644
--- a/conf/os_metadata/general.conf
+++ b/conf/os_metadata/general.conf
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ METADATA = {
         'repo_name': {
             '_self': {
                 'field': 'string',
-                'is_required': True,
                 'mapping_to': 'repo_name'
             }
         },