diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lcn/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lcn/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
index e85c984390c..fd65ad092bf 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lcn/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lcn/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
@@ -10,18 +10,15 @@
 			<label>Hostname</label>
 			<description>The hostname or the IP address of the PCK gateway</description>
 			<context>network-address</context>
-			<required>true</required>
 		</parameter>
 		<parameter name="port" type="integer" required="true" min="1" max="65535">
 			<label>Port</label>
 			<description>The IP port of the PCK gateway</description>
 			<default>4114</default>
-			<required>true</required>
 		</parameter>
 		<parameter name="username" type="text" required="true">
 			<label>Username</label>
 			<description>The login username of the PCK gateway</description>
-			<required>true</required>
 		</parameter>
 		<parameter name="password" type="text" required="true">
 			<label>Password</label>
@@ -36,7 +33,6 @@
 				<option value="native50">0 - 50</option>
 				<option value="native200">0 - 200</option>
 			</options>
-			<required>true</required>
 		</parameter>
 		<parameter name="timeoutMs" type="integer" required="true" unit="ms">
 			<label>Connection Timeout</label>
@@ -91,7 +87,6 @@
 				<option value="angle">Angle (°)</option>
 				<option value="windspeed">Windspeed (m/s)</option>
 			</options>
-			<required>true</required>
 		</parameter>
 		<parameter name="parameter" type="integer" min="1">
 			<label>Pulses per kWh</label>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lgtvserial/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lgtvserial/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
index 033439cf27f..69421ba77ac 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lgtvserial/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lgtvserial/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
@@ -4,17 +4,15 @@
 	xsi:schemaLocation="https://openhab.org/schemas/config-description/v1.0.0
 	https://openhab.org/schemas/config-description-1.0.0.xsd">
 	<config-description uri="thing-type:lgtvserial:serial">
-		<parameter name="port" type="text">
+		<parameter name="port" type="text" required="true">
 			<context>serial-port</context>
 			<limitToOptions>false</limitToOptions>
 			<label>Serial Port</label>
 			<description>Select serial port (COM1, /dev/ttyS0, ...)</description>
-			<required>true</required>
 		</parameter>
-		<parameter name="setId" type="integer">
+		<parameter name="setId" type="integer" required="true">
 			<label>Set ID</label>
 			<description>Set ID configured in the TV. If 0, this will send a command to every chained TV.</description>
-			<required>true</required>
 			<default>1</default>
 		</parameter>
 	</config-description>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.magentatv/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.magentatv/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index 79d4f29e644..96e6cfeff2c 100755
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.magentatv/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.magentatv/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@
 		<representation-property>macAddress</representation-property>
 
 		<config-description uri="thing-type:magentatv:receiver">
-			<parameter name="ipAddress" type="text">
+			<parameter name="ipAddress" type="text" required="true">
 				<label>Device IP Address</label>
 				<description>IP address of the receiver</description>
-				<required>true</required>
 				<context>network-address</context>
 			</parameter>
 			<parameter name="accountName" type="text">
@@ -42,10 +41,9 @@
 				<label>User ID</label>
 				<description>Technical User ID required for pairing process</description>
 			</parameter>
-			<parameter name="udn" type="text">
+			<parameter name="udn" type="text" required="true">
 				<label>Unique Device Name</label>
 				<description>The UDN identifies the Media Receiver</description>
-				<required>true</required>
 				<advanced>true</advanced>
 			</parameter>
 			<parameter name="port" type="text">
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mail/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mail/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index 5bec8cce229..a7eaebf65c3 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mail/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mail/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@
 		<config-description>
 			<parameter name="folder" type="text" required="true">
 				<label>Folder Name</label>
-				<required>true</required>
 			</parameter>
 			<parameter name="type" type="text" required="false">
 				<options>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mihome/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mihome/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
index 936f081ef7b..f34eb55da96 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mihome/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mihome/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@
 	xsi:schemaLocation="https://openhab.org/schemas/config-description/v1.0.0 https://openhab.org/schemas/config-description-1.0.0.xsd">
 
 	<config-description uri="thing-type:mihome:device">
-		<parameter name="itemId" type="text">
+		<parameter name="itemId" type="text" required="true">
 			<label>MiHome Device ID</label>
 			<description>The identifier of this MiHome device</description>
-			<required>true</required>
 			<advanced>true</advanced>
 		</parameter>
 	</config-description>
@@ -20,33 +19,29 @@
 			<advanced>true</advanced>
 		</parameter>
 
-		<parameter name="ipAddress" type="text">
+		<parameter name="ipAddress" type="text" required="true">
 			<context>network-address</context>
 			<label>Network Address</label>
 			<description>Network address of this Xiaomi bridge</description>
-			<required>true</required>
 		</parameter>
 
-		<parameter name="port" type="integer">
+		<parameter name="port" type="integer" required="true">
 			<context>network-address</context>
 			<label>Port</label>
 			<description>Port of the MiHome communication channel</description>
-			<required>true</required>
 			<default>9898</default>
 			<advanced>true</advanced>
 		</parameter>
 
-		<parameter name="interface" type="text">
+		<parameter name="interface" type="text" required="false">
 			<label>Interface</label>
 			<description>Interface to bind to for the MiHome communication channel</description>
-			<required>false</required>
 			<advanced>true</advanced>
 		</parameter>
 
-		<parameter name="key" type="text">
+		<parameter name="key" type="text" required="false">
 			<label>Developer Key</label>
 			<description>Developer key extracted from Xiaomi's app</description>
-			<required>false</required>
 		</parameter>
 	</config-description>
 </config-description:config-descriptions>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miio/src/main/resources/OH-INF/binding/binding.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miio/src/main/resources/OH-INF/binding/binding.xml
index 4950a52f0d4..3eaad8d9343 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miio/src/main/resources/OH-INF/binding/binding.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.miio/src/main/resources/OH-INF/binding/binding.xml
@@ -6,22 +6,19 @@
 	<description>Binding for Xiaomi Mi IO devices like Mi Robot Vacuum</description>
 
 	<config-description>
-		<parameter name="username" type="text">
+		<parameter name="username" type="text" required="false">
 			<label>Xiaomi cloud username</label>
 			<description>Xiaomi cloud username. Typically your email</description>
-			<required>false</required>
 		</parameter>
-		<parameter name="password" type="text">
+		<parameter name="password" type="text" required="false">
 			<label>Xiaomi cloud password</label>
-			<required>false</required>
 		</parameter>
-		<parameter name="country" type="text">
+		<parameter name="country" type="text" required="false">
 			<label>Xiaomi server country</label>
 			<description>Xiaomi server country(s) (e.g. sg,de). Separate multiple servers with comma. Leave empty for all. See
 				binding readme for country to server mapping</description>
-			<required>false</required>
 		</parameter>
-		<parameter name="cloudDiscoveryMode" type="text">
+		<parameter name="cloudDiscoveryMode" type="text" required="false">
 			<default>disabled</default>
 			<label>Cloud Discovery Mode</label>
 			<description>Allow for discovery via the cloud. This may be used for devices that are not on the same network as
@@ -31,7 +28,6 @@
 				<option value="supportedOnly">Discover online supported devices from Xiaomi cloud</option>
 				<option value="all">Discover all online devices from Xiaomi cloud</option>
 			</options>
-			<required>false</required>
 		</parameter>
 	</config-description>
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mystrom/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mystrom/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index f9c9f8bf3c1..b60710d94d1 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mystrom/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mystrom/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -75,18 +75,16 @@
 		<representation-property>mac</representation-property>
 
 		<config-description>
-			<parameter name="hostname" type="text">
+			<parameter name="hostname" type="text" required="true">
 				<label>Hostname</label>
 				<description>The host name or IP address of the myStrom bulb.</description>
 				<context>network-address</context>
 				<default>localhost</default>
-				<required>true</required>
 			</parameter>
-			<parameter name="refresh" type="integer" unit="s" min="1">
+			<parameter name="refresh" type="integer" unit="s" min="1" required="true">
 				<label>Refresh Interval</label>
 				<description>Specifies the refresh interval in seconds.</description>
 				<default>10</default>
-				<required>true</required>
 			</parameter>
 		</config-description>
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.neato/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/vacuumcleaner.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.neato/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/vacuumcleaner.xml
index 06494601696..c937ee46829 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.neato/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/vacuumcleaner.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.neato/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/vacuumcleaner.xml
@@ -9,16 +9,14 @@
 		<description>Access to Neato Account. Used to discover robots tied to account.</description>
 
 		<config-description>
-			<parameter name="email" type="text">
+			<parameter name="email" type="text" required="true">
 				<label>E-mail Address</label>
 				<description>E-mail address for your Neato Cloud account.</description>
-				<required>true</required>
 				<context>email</context>
 			</parameter>
-			<parameter name="password" type="text">
+			<parameter name="password" type="text" required="true">
 				<label>Password</label>
 				<description>Password for your Neato Cloud account.</description>
-				<required>true</required>
 				<context>password</context>
 			</parameter>
 		</config-description>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.nest/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.nest/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
index 21c880e10fb..1a406a5880e 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.nest/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.nest/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
@@ -14,15 +14,13 @@
 			<description>Local settings</description>
 		</parameter-group>
 
-		<parameter name="productId" type="text" groupName="oauth">
+		<parameter name="productId" type="text" groupName="oauth" required="true">
 			<label>Product ID</label>
 			<description>The product ID from the Nest product page</description>
-			<required>true</required>
 		</parameter>
-		<parameter name="productSecret" type="text" groupName="oauth">
+		<parameter name="productSecret" type="text" groupName="oauth" required="true">
 			<label>Product Secret</label>
 			<description>The product secret from the Nest product page</description>
-			<required>true</required>
 		</parameter>
 		<parameter name="pincode" type="text" groupName="oauth">
 			<label>Pincode</label>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/resources/OH-INF/binding/binding.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/resources/OH-INF/binding/binding.xml
index d199b62c84d..a7c08125c64 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/resources/OH-INF/binding/binding.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/resources/OH-INF/binding/binding.xml
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@
 		and Welcome Camera.</description>
 
 	<config-description>
-		<parameter name="backgroundDiscovery" type="boolean">
+		<parameter name="backgroundDiscovery" type="boolean" required="false">
 			<label>Background Discovery</label>
 			<description>If set to true, the device and its associated modules are updated in the discovery inbox at each API
 				call run to refresh device data. Default is false.</description>
-			<required>false</required>
 			<default>false</default>
 		</parameter>
 	</config-description>