diff --git a/application/forms/IcingaServiceGroupForm.php b/application/forms/IcingaServiceGroupForm.php
index ad88d2d9..65b8dfeb 100644
--- a/application/forms/IcingaServiceGroupForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/IcingaServiceGroupForm.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class IcingaServiceGroupForm extends DirectorObjectForm
     {
         $this->addAssignFilter([
             'suggestionContext' => 'ServiceFilterColumns',
-            'required' => true,
+            'required' => false,
             'description' => $this->translate(
                 'This allows you to configure an assignment filter. Please feel'
                 . ' free to combine as many nested operators as you want'