Index: webform.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/webform/webform.module,v
retrieving revision 1.165
diff -u -r1.165 webform.module
--- webform.module	25 Jan 2010 07:27:53 -0000	1.165
+++ webform.module	26 Jan 2010 03:44:08 -0000
@@ -635,6 +635,9 @@
       'label' => t('Hidden'),
       'description' => t('A field which is not visible to the user, but is recorded with the submission.'),
       'file' => 'components/hidden.inc',
+      'features' => array(
+        'required' => FALSE,
+      ),
     ),
     'markup' => array(
       'label' => t('Markup'),