diff --git a/apis/projectcontour/v1/httpproxy.go b/apis/projectcontour/v1/httpproxy.go
index 976795d6903..72ff28096d2 100644
--- a/apis/projectcontour/v1/httpproxy.go
+++ b/apis/projectcontour/v1/httpproxy.go
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ type ExtensionServiceReference struct {
 	//
 	// More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/names/#names
 	//
-	// +required
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:MinLength=1
 	Name string `json:"name,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=name"`
 }
diff --git a/examples/contour/01-crds.yaml b/examples/contour/01-crds.yaml
index 263deaca6a8..120d436876b 100644
--- a/examples/contour/01-crds.yaml
+++ b/examples/contour/01-crds.yaml
@@ -682,8 +682,6 @@ spec:
                           More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
                         minLength: 1
                         type: string
-                    required:
-                    - name
                     type: object
                   failOpen:
                     description: |-
@@ -4486,8 +4484,6 @@ spec:
                               More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
                             minLength: 1
                             type: string
-                        required:
-                        - name
                         type: object
                       failOpen:
                         description: |-
@@ -7463,8 +7459,6 @@ spec:
                               More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
                             minLength: 1
                             type: string
-                        required:
-                        - name
                         type: object
                       failOpen:
                         description: |-
diff --git a/examples/render/contour-deployment.yaml b/examples/render/contour-deployment.yaml
index 3622648f85e..2a58d134ad2 100644
--- a/examples/render/contour-deployment.yaml
+++ b/examples/render/contour-deployment.yaml
@@ -902,8 +902,6 @@ spec:
                           More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
                         minLength: 1
                         type: string
-                    required:
-                    - name
                     type: object
                   failOpen:
                     description: |-
@@ -4706,8 +4704,6 @@ spec:
                               More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
                             minLength: 1
                             type: string
-                        required:
-                        - name
                         type: object
                       failOpen:
                         description: |-
@@ -7683,8 +7679,6 @@ spec:
                               More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
                             minLength: 1
                             type: string
-                        required:
-                        - name
                         type: object
                       failOpen:
                         description: |-
diff --git a/examples/render/contour-gateway-provisioner.yaml b/examples/render/contour-gateway-provisioner.yaml
index c1959dc485c..ad12d7023b2 100644
--- a/examples/render/contour-gateway-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/examples/render/contour-gateway-provisioner.yaml
@@ -693,8 +693,6 @@ spec:
                           More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
                         minLength: 1
                         type: string
-                    required:
-                    - name
                     type: object
                   failOpen:
                     description: |-
@@ -4497,8 +4495,6 @@ spec:
                               More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
                             minLength: 1
                             type: string
-                        required:
-                        - name
                         type: object
                       failOpen:
                         description: |-
@@ -7474,8 +7470,6 @@ spec:
                               More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
                             minLength: 1
                             type: string
-                        required:
-                        - name
                         type: object
                       failOpen:
                         description: |-
diff --git a/examples/render/contour-gateway.yaml b/examples/render/contour-gateway.yaml
index 342939c7aab..e61577a61d3 100644
--- a/examples/render/contour-gateway.yaml
+++ b/examples/render/contour-gateway.yaml
@@ -718,8 +718,6 @@ spec:
                           More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
                         minLength: 1
                         type: string
-                    required:
-                    - name
                     type: object
                   failOpen:
                     description: |-
@@ -4522,8 +4520,6 @@ spec:
                               More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
                             minLength: 1
                             type: string
-                        required:
-                        - name
                         type: object
                       failOpen:
                         description: |-
@@ -7499,8 +7495,6 @@ spec:
                               More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
                             minLength: 1
                             type: string
-                        required:
-                        - name
                         type: object
                       failOpen:
                         description: |-
diff --git a/examples/render/contour.yaml b/examples/render/contour.yaml
index 5e21b770065..493883e51b1 100644
--- a/examples/render/contour.yaml
+++ b/examples/render/contour.yaml
@@ -902,8 +902,6 @@ spec:
                           More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
                         minLength: 1
                         type: string
-                    required:
-                    - name
                     type: object
                   failOpen:
                     description: |-
@@ -4706,8 +4704,6 @@ spec:
                               More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
                             minLength: 1
                             type: string
-                        required:
-                        - name
                         type: object
                       failOpen:
                         description: |-
@@ -7683,8 +7679,6 @@ spec:
                               More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/
                             minLength: 1
                             type: string
-                        required:
-                        - name
                         type: object
                       failOpen:
                         description: |-