diff --git a/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf b/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf
index 771045c22..596f70d2e 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf
+++ b/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@
 %type Notification {
 	%require "host_name",
 	%attribute %name(Host) "host_name",
-
-	%require "service_name",
 	%attribute %string "service_name",
 
 	%attribute %array "users" {