diff --git a/templates/book_chapter.yml b/templates/book_chapter.yml
index 592320f1..77dc5e99 100644
--- a/templates/book_chapter.yml
+++ b/templates/book_chapter.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,6 @@ debug: true
 rag_exclude: [business_plan, charter]
 system: agent_prompt
 
-requires:
-  - genre_name
-  - genre_audience
-  - prose_style
-  - chapter_target_words
-  - chapter_ref
-
 conditional_skills:
   - path: guides/YAFictionGuide.md
     genre_contains: