diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6041b22..662df35 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,42 +136,6 @@ $message->name(); // foo
 $message->payload(); // ['id' => 123, 'name' => 'foo']
 ```
 
-### Required properties
-
-You can mark some properties as a required.
-
-```php
-class SimpleMessage extends PayloadMessage
-{
-    protected $id = 0;
-
-    protected $name = '';
-
-    public function __construct(array $payload)
-    {
-        $this->setPayload($payload, ['id', 'name']);
-    }
-
-    public function id()
-    {
-        return $this->id;
-    }
-
-    public function name()
-    {
-        return $this->name;
-    }
-}
-```
-
-This code throws exception:
-
-```php
-$message = new SimpleMessage([
-    'id' => 123,
-]);
-```
-
 ### CQRS
 
 You can use payload in [CQRS](https://github.com/gpslab/cqrs) infrastructure.
diff --git a/src/Exception/PropertyException.php b/src/Exception/PropertyException.php
index 4092fbb..95a73fd 100644
--- a/src/Exception/PropertyException.php
+++ b/src/Exception/PropertyException.php
@@ -22,15 +22,4 @@ public static function undefinedProperty($property, $class)
     {
         return new self(sprintf('Undefined property "%s" of class "%s"', $property, get_class($class)));
     }
-
-    /**
-     * @param array $lost
-     * @param object $class
-     *
-     * @return PropertyException
-     */
-    public static function noRequiredProperties(array $lost, $class)
-    {
-        return new self(sprintf('No required property "%s" of class "%s"', implode('", "', $lost), get_class($class)));
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/PayloadTrait.php b/src/PayloadTrait.php
index 0e31d6c..b23caca 100644
--- a/src/PayloadTrait.php
+++ b/src/PayloadTrait.php
@@ -38,17 +38,12 @@ final public function payload()
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param array    $payload
-     * @param string[] $required
+     * @param array $payload
      *
      * @throws PropertyException
      */
-    final protected function setPayload(array $payload, array $required = [])
+    final protected function setPayload(array $payload)
     {
-        if ($lost = $this->lostProperties($payload, $required)) {
-            throw PropertyException::noRequiredProperties($lost, $this);
-        }
-
         $this->analyze();
 
         foreach ($payload as $name => $value) {
@@ -58,17 +53,6 @@ final protected function setPayload(array $payload, array $required = [])
         $this->payload = $payload;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param array    $payload
-     * @param string[] $required
-     *
-     * @return string[]
-     */
-    private function lostProperties(array $payload, array $required = [])
-    {
-        return !empty($required) ? array_diff($required, array_keys($payload)) : [];
-    }
-
     /**
      * @param string $name
      * @param mixed  $value
diff --git a/tests/Fixture/SomeMessage.php b/tests/Fixture/SomeMessage.php
index 6952914..867eaf1 100644
--- a/tests/Fixture/SomeMessage.php
+++ b/tests/Fixture/SomeMessage.php
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@ class SomeMessage extends PayloadMessage
      */
     private $date;
 
-    /**
-     * @param array $payload
-     */
-    public function __construct(array $payload)
-    {
-        $this->setPayload($payload, ['id', 'name', 'date']);
-    }
-
     /**
      * @return int
      */
diff --git a/tests/PayloadMessageTest.php b/tests/PayloadMessageTest.php
index 62918e9..e4a25ee 100644
--- a/tests/PayloadMessageTest.php
+++ b/tests/PayloadMessageTest.php
@@ -29,18 +29,6 @@ public function testSetPayload()
         $this->assertEquals($payload['date'], $message->date());
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @expectedException \GpsLab\Component\Payload\Exception\PropertyException
-     */
-    public function testSetPayloadNoRequiredProperties()
-    {
-        $payload = [
-            'id' => 123,
-        ];
-
-        new SomeMessage($payload);
-    }
-
     /**
      * @expectedException \GpsLab\Component\Payload\Exception\PropertyException
      */