diff --git a/src/Plugin/SmsGateway/SimpleGateway.php b/src/Plugin/SmsGateway/SimpleGateway.php
index f08123f..9544ec9 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/SmsGateway/SimpleGateway.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/SmsGateway/SimpleGateway.php
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ class SimpleGateway extends SmsGatewayPluginBase implements ContainerFactoryPlug
     ];
     $form['send']['extra_params'] = [
       '#type' => 'textfield',
-      '#required' => TRUE,
       '#title' => $this->t('Extra parameters'),
       '#description' => $this->t('Any additional parameters that the gateway may need. Eg: route=4&country=0'),
       '#default_value' => $this->configuration['extra_params'],