diff --git a/src/mongoose/schema/fieldToSchemaMap.js b/src/mongoose/schema/fieldToSchemaMap.js
index 608c76a0f2..f7ee59465f 100644
--- a/src/mongoose/schema/fieldToSchemaMap.js
+++ b/src/mongoose/schema/fieldToSchemaMap.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const formatBaseSchema = (field) => {
     hide: field.hide || false,
     localized: field.localized || false,
     unique: field.unique || false,
-    required: field.required || false,
+    required: (field.required && !field.localized) || false,
     default: field.defaultValue || undefined,
   };
 };