diff --git a/awx/sso/conf.py b/awx/sso/conf.py
index 3012930965..655640d9d7 100644
--- a/awx/sso/conf.py
+++ b/awx/sso/conf.py
@@ -1341,7 +1341,6 @@ register(
     'SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SP_PUBLIC_CERT',
     field_class=fields.CharField,
     allow_blank=True,
-    required=True,
     validators=[validate_certificate],
     label=_('SAML Service Provider Public Certificate'),
     help_text=_('Create a keypair to use as a service provider (SP) and include the certificate content here.'),
@@ -1353,7 +1352,6 @@ register(
     'SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SP_PRIVATE_KEY',
     field_class=fields.CharField,
     allow_blank=True,
-    required=True,
     validators=[validate_private_key],
     label=_('SAML Service Provider Private Key'),
     help_text=_('Create a keypair to use as a service provider (SP) and include the private key content here.'),
@@ -1365,7 +1363,6 @@ register(
 register(
     'SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_ORG_INFO',
     field_class=SAMLOrgInfoField,
-    required=True,
     label=_('SAML Service Provider Organization Info'),
     help_text=_('Provide the URL, display name, and the name of your app. Refer to the documentation for example syntax.'),
     category=_('SAML'),
@@ -1379,7 +1376,6 @@ register(
     'SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_TECHNICAL_CONTACT',
     field_class=SAMLContactField,
     allow_blank=True,
-    required=True,
     label=_('SAML Service Provider Technical Contact'),
     help_text=_('Provide the name and email address of the technical contact for your service provider. Refer to the documentation for example syntax.'),
     category=_('SAML'),
@@ -1391,7 +1387,6 @@ register(
     'SOCIAL_AUTH_SAML_SUPPORT_CONTACT',
     field_class=SAMLContactField,
     allow_blank=True,
-    required=True,
     label=_('SAML Service Provider Support Contact'),
     help_text=_('Provide the name and email address of the support contact for your service provider. Refer to the documentation for example syntax.'),
     category=_('SAML'),