diff --git a/WeakAuras/Prototypes.lua b/WeakAuras/Prototypes.lua
index fe764a6..4a37777 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/Prototypes.lua
+++ b/WeakAuras/Prototypes.lua
@@ -875,7 +875,6 @@ Private.load_prototype = {
       init = "arg",
       values = "group_types",
       events = {"PARTY_MEMBERS_CHANGED", "RAID_ROSTER_UPDATE"},
-      optional = true,
     },
     {
       name ="playerTitle",
@@ -1004,7 +1003,6 @@ Private.load_prototype = {
       events = {"PARTY_LEADER_CHANGED", "RAID_ROSTER_UPDATE"},
       values = "group_member_types",
       test = "WeakAuras.CheckGroupMemberType(%s, group_leader)",
-      optional = true,
     },
     {
       name ="locationTitle",
@@ -1023,7 +1021,6 @@ Private.load_prototype = {
       desc = function()
         return ("\n|cffffd200%s|r%s\n\n%s"):format(L["Current Zone\n"], GetRealZoneText(), L["Supports multiple entries, separated by commas"])
       end,
-      optional = true,
     },
     {
       name = "zoneId",
@@ -1036,7 +1033,6 @@ Private.load_prototype = {
       desc = function()
 	    return ("\n|cffffd200%s|r%s: %d\n\n%s"):format(L["Current Zone\n"], GetRealZoneText(), GetCurrentMapAreaID(), L["Supports multiple entries, separated by commas"])
 	    end,
-      optional = true,
     },
     {
       name = "subzone",
@@ -1050,7 +1046,6 @@ Private.load_prototype = {
       desc = function()
         return ("\n|cffffd200%s|r%s\n\n%s"):format(L["Current Zone\n"], GetMinimapZoneText(), L["Supports multiple entries, separated by commas"])
       end,
-      optional = true,
     },
     {
       name = "size",
@@ -1060,7 +1055,6 @@ Private.load_prototype = {
       sorted = true,
       init = "arg",
       events = {"ZONE_CHANGED", "ZONE_CHANGED_INDOORS", "ZONE_CHANGED_NEW_AREA", "WA_DELAYED_PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD" },
-      optional = true,
     },
     {
       name = "difficulty",
@@ -1070,7 +1064,6 @@ Private.load_prototype = {
       sorted = true,
       init = "arg",
       events = {"PLAYER_DIFFICULTY_CHANGED", "ZONE_CHANGED", "ZONE_CHANGED_INDOORS", "ZONE_CHANGED_NEW_AREA", "WA_DELAYED_PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD" },
-      optional = true,
     },
     {
       name ="equipmentTitle",