diff --git a/app/controllers/controller.js b/app/controllers/controller.js
index 7a06c12..0c1d117 100644
--- a/app/controllers/controller.js
+++ b/app/controllers/controller.js
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@
         if ($scope.canRemove()) {
             if (confirm('Are you sure you want to remove this?')) {
                 $scope.archetypeRenderModel.fieldsets[$index].remove = true;
+                /*
+                    Touches the model.  Not sure why this is needed but without it the Digest doesn't run on a remove row.
+                */
+                $scope.archetypeRenderModel = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify($scope.archetypeRenderModel));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/directives/archetypeproperty.js b/app/directives/archetypeproperty.js
index fa7a945..bb1a745 100644
--- a/app/directives/archetypeproperty.js
+++ b/app/directives/archetypeproperty.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ angular.module("umbraco.directives").directive('archetypeProperty', function ($c
 
                     var propertyConfig = getPropertyByAlias(configFieldsetModel, property.alias);
 
-                    if(propertyConfig && propertyConfig.required && property.value == ""){
+                    if(propertyConfig && !fieldset.remove && propertyConfig.required && !property.value){
                         fieldset.isValid = false;
                         property.isValid = false;
                         valid = false;