diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 925954de..05c15170 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ function buildCode (location) {
   }
 
   const schema = location.schema
-  const required = schema.required || []
 
   let code = ''
 
@@ -351,23 +350,12 @@ function buildCode (location) {
         ${addComma}
         json += ${asString} + ':' + ${JSON.stringify(JSON.stringify(defaultValue))}
       `
-    } else if (required.includes(key)) {
-      code += `
-      } else {
-        throw new Error('${sanitized} is required!')
-      `
     }
-
     code += `
       }
     `
   })
 
-  for (const requiredProperty of required) {
-    if (schema.properties && schema.properties[requiredProperty] !== undefined) continue
-    code += `if (obj['${requiredProperty}'] === undefined) throw new Error('"${requiredProperty}" is required!')\n`
-  }
-
   return code
 }
 
diff --git a/test/allof.test.js b/test/allof.test.js
index 019076fe..89bfb79d 100644
--- a/test/allof.test.js
+++ b/test/allof.test.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ test('allOf: combine pattern properties', (t) => {
 })
 
 test('object with allOf and multiple schema on the allOf', (t) => {
-  t.plan(4)
+  t.plan(2)
 
   const schema = {
     title: 'object with allOf and multiple schema on the allOf',
@@ -95,22 +95,6 @@ test('object with allOf and multiple schema on the allOf', (t) => {
   }
   const stringify = build(schema)
 
-  try {
-    stringify({
-      id: 1
-    })
-  } catch (e) {
-    t.equal(e.message, '"name" is required!')
-  }
-
-  try {
-    stringify({
-      name: 'string'
-    })
-  } catch (e) {
-    t.equal(e.message, '"id" is required!')
-  }
-
   t.equal(stringify({
     id: 1,
     name: 'string'
diff --git a/test/required.test.js b/test/required.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f2aeb119..00000000
--- a/test/required.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,238 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-const test = require('tap').test
-const build = require('..')
-
-test('object with required field', (t) => {
-  t.plan(3)
-
-  const schema = {
-    title: 'object with required field',
-    type: 'object',
-    properties: {
-      str: {
-        type: 'string'
-      },
-      num: {
-        type: 'integer'
-      }
-    },
-    required: ['str']
-  }
-  const stringify = build(schema)
-
-  stringify({
-    str: 'string'
-  })
-  t.pass()
-
-  try {
-    stringify({
-      num: 42
-    })
-    t.fail()
-  } catch (e) {
-    t.equal(e.message, '"str" is required!')
-    t.pass()
-  }
-})
-
-test('object with required field not in properties schema', (t) => {
-  t.plan(4)
-
-  const schema = {
-    title: 'object with required field',
-    type: 'object',
-    properties: {
-      num: {
-        type: 'integer'
-      }
-    },
-    required: ['str']
-  }
-  const stringify = build(schema)
-
-  try {
-    stringify({})
-    t.fail()
-  } catch (e) {
-    t.equal(e.message, '"str" is required!')
-    t.pass()
-  }
-
-  try {
-    stringify({
-      num: 42
-    })
-    t.fail()
-  } catch (e) {
-    t.equal(e.message, '"str" is required!')
-    t.pass()
-  }
-})
-
-test('object with required field not in properties schema with additional properties true', (t) => {
-  t.plan(4)
-
-  const schema = {
-    title: 'object with required field',
-    type: 'object',
-    properties: {
-      num: {
-        type: 'integer'
-      }
-    },
-    additionalProperties: true,
-    required: ['str']
-  }
-  const stringify = build(schema)
-
-  try {
-    stringify({})
-    t.fail()
-  } catch (e) {
-    t.equal(e.message, '"str" is required!')
-    t.pass()
-  }
-
-  try {
-    stringify({
-      num: 42
-    })
-    t.fail()
-  } catch (e) {
-    t.equal(e.message, '"str" is required!')
-    t.pass()
-  }
-})
-
-test('object with multiple required field not in properties schema', (t) => {
-  t.plan(6)
-
-  const schema = {
-    title: 'object with required field',
-    type: 'object',
-    properties: {
-      num: {
-        type: 'integer'
-      }
-    },
-    additionalProperties: true,
-    required: ['num', 'key1', 'key2']
-  }
-  const stringify = build(schema)
-
-  try {
-    stringify({})
-    t.fail()
-  } catch (e) {
-    t.equal(e.message, '"num" is required!')
-    t.pass()
-  }
-
-  try {
-    stringify({
-      num: 42
-    })
-    t.fail()
-  } catch (e) {
-    t.equal(e.message, '"key1" is required!')
-    t.pass()
-  }
-
-  try {
-    stringify({
-      num: 42,
-      key1: 'some'
-    })
-    t.fail()
-  } catch (e) {
-    t.equal(e.message, '"key2" is required!')
-    t.pass()
-  }
-})
-
-test('object with required bool', (t) => {
-  t.plan(2)
-
-  const schema = {
-    title: 'object with required field',
-    type: 'object',
-    properties: {
-      num: {
-        type: 'integer'
-      }
-    },
-    additionalProperties: true,
-    required: ['bool']
-  }
-  const stringify = build(schema)
-
-  try {
-    stringify({})
-    t.fail()
-  } catch (e) {
-    t.equal(e.message, '"bool" is required!')
-    t.pass()
-  }
-
-  stringify({
-    bool: false
-  })
-})
-
-test('required nullable', (t) => {
-  t.plan(1)
-
-  const schema = {
-    title: 'object with required field',
-    type: 'object',
-    properties: {
-      num: {
-        type: ['integer']
-      }
-    },
-    additionalProperties: true,
-    required: ['null']
-  }
-  const stringify = build(schema)
-
-  stringify({
-    null: null
-  })
-  t.pass()
-})
-
-test('required numbers', (t) => {
-  t.plan(3)
-
-  const schema = {
-    title: 'object with required field',
-    type: 'object',
-    properties: {
-      str: {
-        type: 'string'
-      },
-      num: {
-        type: 'integer'
-      }
-    },
-    required: ['num']
-  }
-  const stringify = build(schema)
-
-  stringify({
-    num: 42
-  })
-  t.pass()
-
-  try {
-    stringify({
-      num: 'aaa'
-    })
-    t.fail()
-  } catch (e) {
-    t.equal(e.message, 'The value "aaa" cannot be converted to an integer.')
-    t.pass()
-  }
-})
diff --git a/test/sanitize4.test.js b/test/sanitize4.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ec869a4..00000000
--- a/test/sanitize4.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-const t = require('tap')
-const build = require('..')
-
-const payload = '(throw "pwoned")'
-
-const stringify = build({
-  required: [`"];${payload}//`]
-})
-
-t.throws(() => {
-  stringify({})
-}, 'Error: ""];(throw "pwoned")//" is required!')
diff --git a/test/toJSON.test.js b/test/toJSON.test.js
index c24b2503..393488f6 100644
--- a/test/toJSON.test.js
+++ b/test/toJSON.test.js
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ test('toJSON forwards nullable types', (t) => {
 })
 
 test('toJSON supports required types', (t) => {
-  t.plan(2)
+  t.plan(1)
 
   const stringify = build({
     title: 'object of required primitive (json) types',
@@ -1134,11 +1134,6 @@ test('toJSON supports required types', (t) => {
   }
   const expected = '{"_bool":true,"_int":42,"_null":null,"_num":3.14,"_str":"whatever"}'
   t.equal(stringify(input), expected)
-
-  const invalidInput = {
-    toJSON () { return {} }
-  }
-  t.throws(() => { stringify(invalidInput) })
 })
 
 test('use toJSON recursively', (t) => {