diff --git a/kafka-source.kamelet.yaml b/kafka-source.kamelet.yaml
index 186b7cf2c..bf8e18bd7 100644
--- a/kafka-source.kamelet.yaml
+++ b/kafka-source.kamelet.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ spec:
     required:
       - topic
       - brokers
-      - securityProtocol
-      - saslMechanism
       - username
       - password
     type: object