diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_environment.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_environment.ps1
index f8452be6954..53e28e68aa4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_environment.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_environment.ps1
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ $spec = @{
         state = @{ type = "str"; choices = "absent", "present"; default = "present" }
         value = @{ type = "str" }
     }
-    required_by = @{
-        present = @("value")
-    }
     required_if = @(,@("state", "present", @("value")))
     supports_check_mode = $true
 }