diff --git a/crates/handlers/src/admin/v1/users/deactivate.rs b/crates/handlers/src/admin/v1/users/deactivate.rs
index 383c6bdfd..9834ec507 100644
--- a/crates/handlers/src/admin/v1/users/deactivate.rs
+++ b/crates/handlers/src/admin/v1/users/deactivate.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,16 @@ impl Default for Request {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn doc(operation: TransformOperation) -> TransformOperation {
+pub fn doc(mut operation: TransformOperation) -> TransformOperation {
+    operation
+        .inner_mut()
+        .request_body
+        .as_mut()
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_item_mut()
+        .unwrap()
+        .required = false;
+
     operation
         .id("deactivateUser")
         .summary("Deactivate a user")
diff --git a/docs/api/spec.json b/docs/api/spec.json
index cb597e144..f2a04ea9b 100644
--- a/docs/api/spec.json
+++ b/docs/api/spec.json
@@ -1366,8 +1366,7 @@
                 "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DeactivateUserRequest"
               }
             }
-          },
-          "required": false
+          }
         },
         "responses": {
           "200": {