diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
index 35e46e1535c..ec1db33545d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
@@ -6,25 +6,21 @@
 		https://openhab.org/schemas/config-description-1.0.0.xsd">
 
 	<config-description uri="thing-type:tellstick:sensor-config">
-		<parameter name="protocol" type="text">
+		<parameter name="protocol" type="text" required="false">
 			<label>Protocol</label>
 			<description>The protocol used by a specific device.</description>
-			<required>false</required>
 		</parameter>
-		<parameter name="model" type="text">
+		<parameter name="model" type="text" required="false">
 			<label>Model</label>
 			<description>The model used by a specific device.</description>
-			<required>false</required>
 		</parameter>
-		<parameter name="name" type="text">
+		<parameter name="name" type="text" required="false">
 			<label>Name</label>
 			<description>The name of the device (manually entered)</description>
-			<required>false</required>
 		</parameter>
-		<parameter name="deviceId" type="text">
+		<parameter name="deviceId" type="text" required="true">
 			<label>DeviceID</label>
 			<description>This function returns the unique id of a device with a specific index.</description>
-			<required>true</required>
 		</parameter>
 	</config-description>
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/devices.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/devices.xml
index f51e8f2d9d7..466f2ae9e4f 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/devices.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.tellstick/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/devices.xml
@@ -25,27 +25,22 @@
 			<parameter name="protocol" type="text" required="false">
 				<label>Protocol</label>
 				<description>The protocol used by a specific device.</description>
-				<required>false</required>
 			</parameter>
-			<parameter name="name" type="text">
+			<parameter name="name" type="text" required="false">
 				<label>Name</label>
 				<description>The name of the device</description>
-				<required>false</required>
 			</parameter>
-			<parameter name="deviceId" type="text">
+			<parameter name="deviceId" type="text" required="true">
 				<label>DeviceID</label>
 				<description>This is the unique id of a device.</description>
-				<required>true</required>
 			</parameter>
-			<parameter name="model" type="text">
+			<parameter name="model" type="text" required="false">
 				<label>Model</label>
 				<description>The model used by a specific device.</description>
-				<required>false</required>
 			</parameter>
-			<parameter name="repeat" type="integer">
+			<parameter name="repeat" type="integer" required="false">
 				<label>Repeat</label>
 				<description>The number of times to resend.</description>
-				<required>false</required>
 				<default>2</default>
 			</parameter>
 		</config-description>
@@ -65,33 +60,27 @@
 		</channels>
 
 		<config-description>
-			<parameter name="protocol" type="text">
+			<parameter name="protocol" type="text" required="false">
 				<label>Protocol</label>
 				<description>The protocol used by a specific device.</description>
-				<required>false</required>
 			</parameter>
-			<parameter name="name" type="text">
+			<parameter name="name" type="text" required="false">
 				<label>Name</label>
 				<description>The name of the device</description>
-				<required>false</required>
 			</parameter>
-			<parameter name="deviceId" type="text">
+			<parameter name="deviceId" type="text" required="true">
 				<label>DeviceID</label>
 				<description>This is the unique id of a device.</description>
-				<required>true</required>
 			</parameter>
-
-			<parameter name="repeat" type="integer">
+			<parameter name="repeat" type="integer" required="false">
 				<label>Repeat</label>
 				<description>The number of times to resend.</description>
-				<required>false</required>
 				<default>2</default>
 			</parameter>
-			<parameter name="dimmer" type="boolean">
+			<parameter name="dimmer" type="boolean" required="false">
 				<label>Dimmer</label>
 				<description>Is this a dimmer without absolute setting (e.g. you press on to start dim and then on again to stop
 					it).</description>
-				<required>false</required>
 				<default>false</default>
 			</parameter>
 		</config-description>