diff --git a/flag_generated.go b/flag_generated.go
index a3e4d6e..001576c 100644
--- a/flag_generated.go
+++ b/flag_generated.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ type BoolFlag struct {
 	Usage       string
 	EnvVar      string
 	FilePath    string
-	Required    bool
 	Hidden      bool
 	Destination *bool
 }
@@ -30,11 +29,6 @@ func (f BoolFlag) GetName() string {
 	return f.Name
 }
 
-// IsRequired returns the whether or not the flag is required
-func (f BoolFlag) IsRequired() bool {
-	return f.Required
-}
-
 // Bool looks up the value of a local BoolFlag, returns
 // false if not found
 func (c *Context) Bool(name string) bool {
@@ -68,7 +62,6 @@ type BoolTFlag struct {
 	Usage       string
 	EnvVar      string
 	FilePath    string
-	Required    bool
 	Hidden      bool
 	Destination *bool
 }
@@ -84,11 +77,6 @@ func (f BoolTFlag) GetName() string {
 	return f.Name
 }
 
-// IsRequired returns the whether or not the flag is required
-func (f BoolTFlag) IsRequired() bool {
-	return f.Required
-}
-
 // BoolT looks up the value of a local BoolTFlag, returns
 // false if not found
 func (c *Context) BoolT(name string) bool {
@@ -122,7 +110,6 @@ type DurationFlag struct {
 	Usage       string
 	EnvVar      string
 	FilePath    string
-	Required    bool
 	Hidden      bool
 	Value       time.Duration
 	Destination *time.Duration
@@ -139,11 +126,6 @@ func (f DurationFlag) GetName() string {
 	return f.Name
 }
 
-// IsRequired returns the whether or not the flag is required
-func (f DurationFlag) IsRequired() bool {
-	return f.Required
-}
-
 // Duration looks up the value of a local DurationFlag, returns
 // 0 if not found
 func (c *Context) Duration(name string) time.Duration {
@@ -177,7 +159,6 @@ type Float64Flag struct {
 	Usage       string
 	EnvVar      string
 	FilePath    string
-	Required    bool
 	Hidden      bool
 	Value       float64
 	Destination *float64
@@ -194,11 +175,6 @@ func (f Float64Flag) GetName() string {
 	return f.Name
 }
 
-// IsRequired returns the whether or not the flag is required
-func (f Float64Flag) IsRequired() bool {
-	return f.Required
-}
-
 // Float64 looks up the value of a local Float64Flag, returns
 // 0 if not found
 func (c *Context) Float64(name string) float64 {
@@ -232,7 +208,6 @@ type GenericFlag struct {
 	Usage    string
 	EnvVar   string
 	FilePath string
-	Required bool
 	Hidden   bool
 	Value    Generic
 }
@@ -248,11 +223,6 @@ func (f GenericFlag) GetName() string {
 	return f.Name
 }
 
-// IsRequired returns the whether or not the flag is required
-func (f GenericFlag) IsRequired() bool {
-	return f.Required
-}
-
 // Generic looks up the value of a local GenericFlag, returns
 // nil if not found
 func (c *Context) Generic(name string) interface{} {
@@ -286,7 +256,6 @@ type Int64Flag struct {
 	Usage       string
 	EnvVar      string
 	FilePath    string
-	Required    bool
 	Hidden      bool
 	Value       int64
 	Destination *int64
@@ -303,11 +272,6 @@ func (f Int64Flag) GetName() string {
 	return f.Name
 }
 
-// IsRequired returns the whether or not the flag is required
-func (f Int64Flag) IsRequired() bool {
-	return f.Required
-}
-
 // Int64 looks up the value of a local Int64Flag, returns
 // 0 if not found
 func (c *Context) Int64(name string) int64 {
@@ -341,7 +305,6 @@ type IntFlag struct {
 	Usage       string
 	EnvVar      string
 	FilePath    string
-	Required    bool
 	Hidden      bool
 	Value       int
 	Destination *int
@@ -358,11 +321,6 @@ func (f IntFlag) GetName() string {
 	return f.Name
 }
 
-// IsRequired returns the whether or not the flag is required
-func (f IntFlag) IsRequired() bool {
-	return f.Required
-}
-
 // Int looks up the value of a local IntFlag, returns
 // 0 if not found
 func (c *Context) Int(name string) int {
@@ -396,7 +354,6 @@ type IntSliceFlag struct {
 	Usage    string
 	EnvVar   string
 	FilePath string
-	Required bool
 	Hidden   bool
 	Value    *IntSlice
 }
@@ -412,11 +369,6 @@ func (f IntSliceFlag) GetName() string {
 	return f.Name
 }
 
-// IsRequired returns the whether or not the flag is required
-func (f IntSliceFlag) IsRequired() bool {
-	return f.Required
-}
-
 // IntSlice looks up the value of a local IntSliceFlag, returns
 // nil if not found
 func (c *Context) IntSlice(name string) []int {
@@ -450,7 +402,6 @@ type Int64SliceFlag struct {
 	Usage    string
 	EnvVar   string
 	FilePath string
-	Required bool
 	Hidden   bool
 	Value    *Int64Slice
 }
@@ -466,11 +417,6 @@ func (f Int64SliceFlag) GetName() string {
 	return f.Name
 }
 
-// IsRequired returns the whether or not the flag is required
-func (f Int64SliceFlag) IsRequired() bool {
-	return f.Required
-}
-
 // Int64Slice looks up the value of a local Int64SliceFlag, returns
 // nil if not found
 func (c *Context) Int64Slice(name string) []int64 {
@@ -504,7 +450,6 @@ type StringFlag struct {
 	Usage       string
 	EnvVar      string
 	FilePath    string
-	Required    bool
 	Hidden      bool
 	Value       string
 	Destination *string
@@ -521,11 +466,6 @@ func (f StringFlag) GetName() string {
 	return f.Name
 }
 
-// IsRequired returns the whether or not the flag is required
-func (f StringFlag) IsRequired() bool {
-	return f.Required
-}
-
 // String looks up the value of a local StringFlag, returns
 // "" if not found
 func (c *Context) String(name string) string {
@@ -559,7 +499,6 @@ type StringSliceFlag struct {
 	Usage    string
 	EnvVar   string
 	FilePath string
-	Required bool
 	Hidden   bool
 	Value    *StringSlice
 }
@@ -575,11 +514,6 @@ func (f StringSliceFlag) GetName() string {
 	return f.Name
 }
 
-// IsRequired returns the whether or not the flag is required
-func (f StringSliceFlag) IsRequired() bool {
-	return f.Required
-}
-
 // StringSlice looks up the value of a local StringSliceFlag, returns
 // nil if not found
 func (c *Context) StringSlice(name string) []string {
@@ -613,7 +547,6 @@ type Uint64Flag struct {
 	Usage       string
 	EnvVar      string
 	FilePath    string
-	Required    bool
 	Hidden      bool
 	Value       uint64
 	Destination *uint64
@@ -630,11 +563,6 @@ func (f Uint64Flag) GetName() string {
 	return f.Name
 }
 
-// IsRequired returns the whether or not the flag is required
-func (f Uint64Flag) IsRequired() bool {
-	return f.Required
-}
-
 // Uint64 looks up the value of a local Uint64Flag, returns
 // 0 if not found
 func (c *Context) Uint64(name string) uint64 {
@@ -668,7 +596,6 @@ type UintFlag struct {
 	Usage       string
 	EnvVar      string
 	FilePath    string
-	Required    bool
 	Hidden      bool
 	Value       uint
 	Destination *uint
@@ -685,11 +612,6 @@ func (f UintFlag) GetName() string {
 	return f.Name
 }
 
-// IsRequired returns the whether or not the flag is required
-func (f UintFlag) IsRequired() bool {
-	return f.Required
-}
-
 // Uint looks up the value of a local UintFlag, returns
 // 0 if not found
 func (c *Context) Uint(name string) uint {
diff --git a/generate-flag-types b/generate-flag-types
index e0b5aa1..1358857 100755
--- a/generate-flag-types
+++ b/generate-flag-types
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ def _write_cli_flag_types(outfile, types):
             Usage string
             EnvVar string
             FilePath string
-            Required bool
             Hidden bool
         """.format(**typedef))
 
@@ -171,11 +170,6 @@ def _write_cli_flag_types(outfile, types):
                 return f.Name
             }}
 
-            // IsRequired returns the whether or not the flag is required
-            func (f {name}Flag) IsRequired() bool {{
-                return f.Required
-            }}
-
             // {name} looks up the value of a local {name}Flag, returns
             // {context_default} if not found
             func (c *Context) {name}(name string) {context_type} {{