diff --git a/packages/connection-form/src/components/advanced-options-tabs/authentication-tab/authentication-aws.tsx b/packages/connection-form/src/components/advanced-options-tabs/authentication-tab/authentication-aws.tsx
index e77c1ec6917..cbcc742d35b 100644
--- a/packages/connection-form/src/components/advanced-options-tabs/authentication-tab/authentication-aws.tsx
+++ b/packages/connection-form/src/components/advanced-options-tabs/authentication-tab/authentication-aws.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ function AuthenticationAWS({
           }}
           label={AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID_LABEL}
           value={awsAccessKeyId || ''}
-          optional={true}
         />
       </FormFieldContainer>
       <FormFieldContainer>