diff --git a/sites/all/modules/contrib/ahah_helper/ahah_helper.module b/sites/all/modules/contrib/ahah_helper/ahah_helper.module
index 9758990..0e8ca1e 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/contrib/ahah_helper/ahah_helper.module
+++ b/sites/all/modules/contrib/ahah_helper/ahah_helper.module
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ function &_ahah_helper_get_form_item(&$form, $parents = FALSE) {
 function _ahah_helper_disable_validation(&$form) {
   foreach (element_children($form) as $child) {
     $form[$child]['#validated'] = TRUE;
+    if(isset($form[$child]['#required']))
+      $form[$child]['#required'] = FALSE;
     _ahah_helper_disable_validation($form[$child]);
   }
 }