diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Web.Common/Formatters/IgnoreRequiredAttributesResolverUnitTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Web.Common/Formatters/IgnoreRequiredAttributesResolverUnitTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94133c9e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Web.Common/Formatters/IgnoreRequiredAttributesResolverUnitTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Umbraco.Web.Common.Formatters;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests.Umbraco.Web.Common.Formatters
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class IgnoreRequiredAttributesResolverUnitTests
+    {
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Test()
+        {
+            const string emptyJsonObject = "{}";
+
+            Assert.Multiple(() =>
+            {
+                //Ensure the deserialization throws if using default settings
+                Assert.Throws<JsonSerializationException>(() =>
+                    JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ObjectWithRequiredProperty>(emptyJsonObject));
+
+                var actual = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ObjectWithRequiredProperty>(emptyJsonObject,new JsonSerializerSettings
+                {
+                    ContractResolver = new IgnoreRequiredAttributesResolver()
+                });
+
+                Assert.IsNotNull(actual);
+                Assert.IsNull(actual.Property);
+            });
+        }
+
+        [DataContract(Name = "objectWithRequiredProperty", Namespace = "")]
+        private class ObjectWithRequiredProperty
+        {
+            [DataMember(Name = "property", IsRequired = true)]
+            public string Property{ get; set; }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Formatters/IgnoreRequiredAttributesResolver.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Formatters/IgnoreRequiredAttributesResolver.cs
index d016a023be..49e65d4a3b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Formatters/IgnoreRequiredAttributesResolver.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Formatters/IgnoreRequiredAttributesResolver.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Common.Formatters
         {
             var property = base.CreateProperty(member, memberSerialization);
 
-
             property.Required = Required.Default;
 
             return property;