diff --git a/js/components/record/RequiredAttributes.js b/js/components/record/RequiredAttributes.js
index 2e14b114..f37f85d0 100644
--- a/js/components/record/RequiredAttributes.js
+++ b/js/components/record/RequiredAttributes.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class RequiredAttributes extends React.Component {
                     <HorizontalInput
                         labelWidth={4} inputWidth={8}
                         type='text' name='localName' value={record.localName}
-                        label={this.i18n('records.local-name') + '*'} onChange={this.props.onChange}
+                        label={this.i18n('records.local-name')} onChange={this.props.onChange}
                     />
                 </div>
                 <HelpIcon text={this.i18n('help.local-name')} glyph="help"/>
diff --git a/js/constants/DefaultConstants.js b/js/constants/DefaultConstants.js
index 96a7dc1d..1b95e713 100644
--- a/js/constants/DefaultConstants.js
+++ b/js/constants/DefaultConstants.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export const INPUT_LENGTH_THRESHOLD = 70;
 
 export const PASSWORD_LENGTH = 4;
 
-export const RECORD_REQUIRED_FIELDS = ['localName'];
+export const RECORD_REQUIRED_FIELDS = [];
 
 export const ALERT_TYPES = {
     INFO: 'info',