diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/humioingesttoken_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/humioingesttoken_types.go
index 502a7d6c7..58ec7d21e 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/humioingesttoken_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/humioingesttoken_types.go
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ type HumioIngestTokenSpec struct {
 	Name string `json:"name"`
 	// ParserName is the name of the parser which will be assigned to the ingest token.
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:MinLength=1
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
 	ParserName *string `json:"parserName,omitempty"`
 	// RepositoryName is the name of the Humio repository under which the ingest token will be created
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:MinLength=1
diff --git a/charts/humio-operator/crds/core.humio.com_humioingesttokens.yaml b/charts/humio-operator/crds/core.humio.com_humioingesttokens.yaml
index cedb5bf14..c0c493125 100644
--- a/charts/humio-operator/crds/core.humio.com_humioingesttokens.yaml
+++ b/charts/humio-operator/crds/core.humio.com_humioingesttokens.yaml
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ spec:
                 type: string
             required:
             - name
-            - parserName
             - repositoryName
             type: object
             x-kubernetes-validations:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/core.humio.com_humioingesttokens.yaml b/config/crd/bases/core.humio.com_humioingesttokens.yaml
index cedb5bf14..c0c493125 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/core.humio.com_humioingesttokens.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/core.humio.com_humioingesttokens.yaml
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ spec:
                 type: string
             required:
             - name
-            - parserName
             - repositoryName
             type: object
             x-kubernetes-validations: