diff --git a/application/views/items/form.php b/application/views/items/form.php
index f79cab417..c0ea370f7 100644
--- a/application/views/items/form.php
+++ b/application/views/items/form.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 		<div class="form-group form-group-sm">
 			<?php echo form_label($this->lang->line('items_supplier'), 'supplier', array('class'=>'required control-label col-xs-3')); ?>
 			<div class='col-xs-6'>
-				<?php echo form_dropdown('supplier_id', $suppliers, $selected_supplier, array('class'=>'required form-control'));?>
+				<?php echo form_dropdown('supplier_id', $suppliers, $selected_supplier, array('class'=>'form-control'));?>
 			</div>
 		</div>