diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/dom/model/MavenDomDependency.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/dom/model/MavenDomDependency.java
index 5d8ea1721925..38af66eb80be 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/dom/model/MavenDomDependency.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/dom/model/MavenDomDependency.java
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public interface MavenDomDependency extends MavenDomElement, MavenDomArtifactCoo
    * @return the value of the classifier child.
    */
   @NotNull
-  @Required(value = false, nonEmpty = true)
   GenericDomValue<String> getClassifier();
 
   /**