diff --git a/source/_integrations/universal.markdown b/source/_integrations/universal.markdown
index af926ba2600..36696398265 100644
--- a/source/_integrations/universal.markdown
+++ b/source/_integrations/universal.markdown
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ name:
   type: string
 children:
   description: Ordered list of child media players this entity will control.
-  required: true
+  required: false
   type: list
 state_template:
   description: "A [template](/topics/templating/) can be specified to render the state of the media player. This way, the state could depend on entities different from media players, like switches or input booleans."