diff --git a/cmd/machine-config-operator/bootstrap.go b/cmd/machine-config-operator/bootstrap.go
index 21745aae3d..8e67ce0752 100644
--- a/cmd/machine-config-operator/bootstrap.go
+++ b/cmd/machine-config-operator/bootstrap.go
@@ -52,11 +52,8 @@ func init() {
 	bootstrapCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&bootstrapOpts.destinationDir, "dest-dir", "", "The destination directory where MCO writes the manifests.")
 	bootstrapCmd.MarkFlagRequired("dest-dir")
 	bootstrapCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&bootstrapOpts.mccImage, "machine-config-controller-image", "", "Image for Machine Config Controller.")
-	bootstrapCmd.MarkFlagRequired("machine-config-controller-image")
 	bootstrapCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&bootstrapOpts.mcsImage, "machine-config-server-image", "", "Image for Machine Config Server.")
-	bootstrapCmd.MarkFlagRequired("machine-config-server-image")
 	bootstrapCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&bootstrapOpts.mcdImage, "machine-config-daemon-image", "", "Image for Machine Config Daemon.")
-	bootstrapCmd.MarkFlagRequired("machine-config-daemon-image")
 	bootstrapCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&bootstrapOpts.mcoImage, "machine-config-operator-image", "", "Image for Machine Config Operator.")
 	bootstrapCmd.MarkFlagRequired("machine-config-operator-image")
 	bootstrapCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&bootstrapOpts.oscontentImage, "machine-config-oscontent-image", "", "Image for osImageURL")
@@ -64,7 +61,6 @@ func init() {
 	bootstrapCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&bootstrapOpts.etcdImage, "etcd-image", "", "Image for Etcd.")
 	bootstrapCmd.MarkFlagRequired("etcd-image")
 	bootstrapCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&bootstrapOpts.setupEtcdEnvImage, "setup-etcd-env-image", "", "Image for Setup etcd Environment.")
-	bootstrapCmd.MarkFlagRequired("setup-etcd-env-image")
 	bootstrapCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&bootstrapOpts.kubeClientAgentImage, "kube-client-agent-image", "", "Image for Kube Client Agent.")
 	bootstrapCmd.MarkFlagRequired("kube-client-agent-image")
 	bootstrapCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&bootstrapOpts.infraImage, "infra-image", "", "Image for Infra Containers.")