diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/autoscaling_group.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/autoscaling_group.py
index bd2146d764..006523247d 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/autoscaling_group.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/autoscaling_group.py
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ class AutoScalingResourceGroup(aws_asg.AutoScalingGroup):
         ROLLING_UPDATES: properties.Schema(
             properties.Schema.MAP,
             _('Policy for rolling updates for this scaling group.'),
-            required=False,
             update_allowed=True,
             schema={
                 MIN_IN_SERVICE: properties.Schema(
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/floatingip.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/floatingip.py
index 367b65ac91..11fdd819cc 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/floatingip.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/floatingip.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ class FloatingIP(neutron.NeutronResource):
                 status=support.DEPRECATED,
                 message=_('Use property %s.') % FLOATING_NETWORK,
                 version='2014.2'),
-            required=False,
             constraints=[
                 constraints.CustomConstraint('neutron.network')
             ],
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ class FloatingIP(neutron.NeutronResource):
         FLOATING_NETWORK: properties.Schema(
             properties.Schema.STRING,
             _('Network to allocate floating IP from.'),
-            required=False,
             support_status=support.SupportStatus(version='2014.2'),
             constraints=[
                 constraints.CustomConstraint('neutron.network')
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/loadbalancer.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/loadbalancer.py
index d05414e85f..1a10b09e1c 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/loadbalancer.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/loadbalancer.py
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ class Pool(neutron.NeutronResource):
                 status=support.DEPRECATED,
                 message=_('Use property %s.') % SUBNET,
                 version='2014.2'),
-            required=False,
             constraints=[
                 constraints.CustomConstraint('neutron.subnet')
             ]
@@ -225,7 +224,6 @@ class Pool(neutron.NeutronResource):
             properties.Schema.STRING,
             _('The subnet for the port on which the members '
               'of the pool will be connected.'),
-            required=False,
             support_status=support.SupportStatus(version='2014.2'),
             constraints=[
                 constraints.CustomConstraint('neutron.subnet')
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/network_gateway.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/network_gateway.py
index 8ca3647df7..8f74b06593 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/network_gateway.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/network_gateway.py
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ class NetworkGateway(neutron.NeutronResource):
                             status=support.DEPRECATED,
                             message=_('Use property %s.') % NETWORK,
                             version='2014.2'),
-                        required=False,
                         constraints=[
                             constraints.CustomConstraint('neutron.network')
                         ],
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ class NetworkGateway(neutron.NeutronResource):
                         description=_(
                             'The internal network to connect on '
                             'the network gateway.'),
-                        required=False,
                         support_status=support.SupportStatus(version='2014.2'),
                         constraints=[
                             constraints.CustomConstraint('neutron.network')
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/router.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/router.py
index c1c906ea73..be15cd1e9a 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/router.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/router.py
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ class RouterGateway(neutron.NeutronResource):
                 status=support.DEPRECATED,
                 message=_('Use property %s.') % NETWORK,
                 version='2014.2'),
-            required=False,
             constraints=[
                 constraints.CustomConstraint('neutron.network')
             ],
@@ -421,7 +420,6 @@ class RouterGateway(neutron.NeutronResource):
         NETWORK: properties.Schema(
             properties.Schema.STRING,
             _('external network for the gateway.'),
-            required=False,
             constraints=[
                 constraints.CustomConstraint('neutron.network')
             ],
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/subnet.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/subnet.py
index 524af2ca6f..37da107265 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/subnet.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/subnet.py
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class Subnet(neutron.NeutronResource):
                 status=support.DEPRECATED,
                 message=_('Use property %s.') % NETWORK,
                 version='2014.2'),
-            required=False,
             constraints=[
                 constraints.CustomConstraint('neutron.network')
             ],
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ class Subnet(neutron.NeutronResource):
         NETWORK: properties.Schema(
             properties.Schema.STRING,
             _('The ID of the attached network.'),
-            required=False,
             constraints=[
                 constraints.CustomConstraint('neutron.network')
             ],
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/vpnservice.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/vpnservice.py
index 70d4e5b01b..07a0e1291b 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/vpnservice.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/vpnservice.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ class VPNService(neutron.NeutronResource):
                 status=support.DEPRECATED,
                 message=_('Use property %s.') % SUBNET,
                 version='2014.2'),
-            required=False,
             constraints=[
                 constraints.CustomConstraint('neutron.subnet')
             ]
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ class VPNService(neutron.NeutronResource):
         SUBNET: properties.Schema(
             properties.Schema.STRING,
             _('Subnet in which the vpn service will be created.'),
-            required=False,
             support_status=support.SupportStatus(version='2014.2'),
             constraints=[
                 constraints.CustomConstraint('neutron.subnet')
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/nova/server.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/nova/server.py
index 1cc2059684..925ae6f02b 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/nova/server.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/nova/server.py
@@ -422,7 +422,6 @@ class Server(stack_user.StackUser):
         ADMIN_PASS: properties.Schema(
             properties.Schema.STRING,
             _('The administrator password for the server.'),
-            required=False,
             update_allowed=True
         ),
     }