diff --git a/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c b/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
index ef8574a174..d509b7a7e9 100644
--- a/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
+++ b/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
@@ -5425,7 +5425,6 @@ static const NMMetaPropertyInfo *const property_infos_GSM[] = {
 	PROPERTY_INFO_WITH_DESC (NM_SETTING_GSM_APN,
 		.is_cli_option =                TRUE,
 		.property_alias =               "apn",
-		.inf_flags =                    NM_META_PROPERTY_INF_FLAG_REQD,
 		.prompt =                       N_("APN"),
 		.property_type =                &_pt_gobject_string,
 	),
diff --git a/src/devices/wwan/nm-modem-broadband.c b/src/devices/wwan/nm-modem-broadband.c
index 1cb549b017..ffdc61a6b7 100644
--- a/src/devices/wwan/nm-modem-broadband.c
+++ b/src/devices/wwan/nm-modem-broadband.c
@@ -679,19 +679,6 @@ complete_connection (NMModem *_self,
 	}
 
 	if (MODEM_CAPS_3GPP (modem_caps)) {
-		NMSettingGsm *s_gsm;
-
-		s_gsm = nm_connection_get_setting_gsm (connection);
-		if (!s_gsm) {
-			/* Need a GSM setting at least */
-			g_set_error_literal (error,
-			                     NM_CONNECTION_ERROR,
-			                     NM_CONNECTION_ERROR_MISSING_SETTING,
-			                     _("GSM mobile broadband connection requires a 'gsm' setting"));
-			g_prefix_error (error, "%s: ", NM_SETTING_GSM_SETTING_NAME);
-			return FALSE;
-		}
-
 		nm_utils_complete_generic (NM_PLATFORM_GET,
 		                           connection,
 		                           NM_SETTING_GSM_SETTING_NAME,