diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/models/AzureOpenAIModel.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/models/AzureOpenAIModel.py
index fb24c24de..7b5a73b9e 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/models/AzureOpenAIModel.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/models/AzureOpenAIModel.py
@@ -52,36 +52,28 @@ class AzureChatOpenAIComponent(LCModelComponent):
                 "display_name": "Model Name",
                 "value": self.AZURE_OPENAI_MODELS[0],
                 "options": self.AZURE_OPENAI_MODELS,
-                "required": True,
             },
             "azure_endpoint": {
                 "display_name": "Azure Endpoint",
-                "required": True,
                 "info": "Your Azure endpoint, including the resource.. Example: `https://example-resource.azure.openai.com/`",
             },
             "azure_deployment": {
                 "display_name": "Deployment Name",
-                "required": True,
             },
             "api_version": {
                 "display_name": "API Version",
                 "options": self.AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSIONS,
                 "value": self.AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSIONS[-1],
-                "required": True,
                 "advanced": True,
             },
-            "api_key": {"display_name": "API Key", "required": True, "password": True},
+            "api_key": {"display_name": "API Key", "password": True},
             "temperature": {
                 "display_name": "Temperature",
-                "value": 0.1,
-                "field_type": "float",
-                "required": True,
+                "value": 0.7,
             },
             "max_tokens": {
                 "display_name": "Max Tokens",
                 "value": 1000,
-                "required": False,
-                "field_type": "int",
                 "advanced": True,
                 "info": "Maximum number of tokens to generate.",
             },
@@ -106,9 +98,9 @@ class AzureChatOpenAIComponent(LCModelComponent):
         input_value: Text,
         azure_deployment: str,
         api_version: str,
-        api_key: Optional[str] = None,
+        api_key: str,
+        temperature: float,
         system_message: Optional[str] = None,
-        temperature: float = 0.7,
         max_tokens: Optional[int] = 1000,
         stream: bool = False,
     ) -> BaseLanguageModel: