diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mailing_contact_import_views.xml b/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mailing_contact_import_views.xml
index 20abf0be4dc..e8cc87eee7c 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mailing_contact_import_views.xml
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/wizard/mailing_contact_import_views.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
                 <label for="contact_list" class="mb-2">Contact List</label>
                 <field name="contact_list" class="o_mailing_contact_import_list"
                     nolabel="1" default_focus="1"
-                    required="True"
                     placeholder='"Damien Roberts" &lt;d.roberts@example.com&gt;&#10;"Rick Sanchez" &lt;rick_sanchez@example.com&gt;&#10;victor_hugo@example.com'/>
                 <p class="text-muted mb-0">
                     Want to import country, company name and more?