diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_checkin/employee_checkin.js b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_checkin/employee_checkin.js
index 43023b6034b..c2403ca2bd9 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_checkin/employee_checkin.js
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee_checkin/employee_checkin.js
@@ -6,9 +6,5 @@ frappe.ui.form.on('Employee Checkin', {
 		if(!frm.doc.time) {
 			frm.set_value("time", frappe.datetime.now_datetime());
 		}
-	},
-	refresh: (frm) => {
-		// make log type mandatory
-		frm.set_df_property('log_type', 'reqd', frm.doc.log_type ? 0 : 1);
 	}
 });