diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.jsx
index e3b3e1a817..fd15c92e28 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.jsx
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ function WorkflowJobTemplateForm({
             onChange={value => {
               inventoryHelpers.setValue(value);
             }}
-            required={!askInventoryOnLaunchField.value}
             touched={inventoryMeta.touched}
             error={inventoryMeta.error}
           />
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.test.jsx
index 68c03637e2..c9bef838b8 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.test.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.test.jsx
@@ -264,4 +264,8 @@ describe('<WorkflowJobTemplateForm/>', () => {
 
     expect(handleCancel).toBeCalled();
   });
+
+  test('should not show inventory field as required', () => {
+    expect(wrapper.find('InventoryLookup').prop('required')).toBe(false);
+  });
 });