diff --git a/core/modules/config/src/Form/ConfigSingleExportForm.php b/core/modules/config/src/Form/ConfigSingleExportForm.php
index 440de7f96365393bacf7d49ea553085d4e2a364d..2426b9038d9fff6e8b69ac89f211d205db25ae8b 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/src/Form/ConfigSingleExportForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/src/Form/ConfigSingleExportForm.php
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state, $config_t
       '#type' => 'select',
       '#options' => $this->findConfiguration($default_type),
       '#default_value' => $config_name,
-      '#required' => TRUE,
       '#prefix' => '<div id="edit-config-type-wrapper">',
       '#suffix' => '</div>',
       '#ajax' => array(
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state, $config_t
       '#title' => $this->t('Here is your configuration:'),
       '#type' => 'textarea',
       '#rows' => 24,
-      '#required' => TRUE,
       '#prefix' => '<div id="edit-export-wrapper">',
       '#suffix' => '</div>',
     );
diff --git a/core/modules/config/src/Tests/ConfigExportUITest.php b/core/modules/config/src/Tests/ConfigExportUITest.php
index 3c672da1de73e21a2d20f95a5812a44147b31545..f6840efa8b8ecd303854f08427b47fa7ea1bbd8f 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/src/Tests/ConfigExportUITest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/src/Tests/ConfigExportUITest.php
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ function testExport() {
     $file_contents = file_get_contents(file_directory_temp() . '/' . 'system.maintenance.yml');
     $exported = Yaml::decode($file_contents);
     $this->assertNotIdentical($exported['message'], 'Foo');
+
+    // Check the single export form doesn't have "form-required" elements.
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/config/development/configuration/single/export');
+    $this->assertNoRaw('js-form-required form-required', 'No form required fields are found.');
   }
 
 }