diff --git i/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReference.php w/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReference.php
index 15390c5..4131d11 100644
--- i/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReference.php
+++ w/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/EntityReference.php
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ class EntityReference extends WidgetBase implements ContainerFactoryPluginInterf
               ],
               '#submit' => [[get_class($this), 'removeItemSubmit']],
               '#name' => $this->fieldDefinition->getName() . '_remove_' . $entity->id(),
-              '#limit_validation_errors' => [array_merge($field_parents, [$this->fieldDefinition->getName()])],
+              '#limit_validation_errors' => [],
               '#attributes' => ['data-entity-id' => $entity->id()],
               '#access' => (bool) $this->getSetting('field_widget_remove')
             ],