diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/hierarchical-term-selector.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/hierarchical-term-selector.js
index 0712bf30b7d11..f7f491e98fb5b 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/hierarchical-term-selector.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/hierarchical-term-selector.js
@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@ class HierarchicalTermSelector extends Component {
 					label={ filterLabel }
 					value={ filterValue }
 					onChange={ this.setFilterValue }
-					required
 				/>
 			),
 			<div