diff --git a/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py b/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py
index bfbc22124..43eb32d7f 100644
--- a/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py
+++ b/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ class CisaRepresentativeYesNoForm(BaseYesNoForm):
 
 class AnythingElseForm(BaseDeletableRegistrarForm):
     anything_else = forms.CharField(
-        required=True,
+        required=False,
         label="Anything else?",
         widget=forms.Textarea(),
         validators=[