diff --git a/calendar/js/app.ts b/calendar/js/app.ts
index 01c154617f..9330e5ccc4 100644
--- a/calendar/js/app.ts
+++ b/calendar/js/app.ts
@@ -2180,10 +2180,6 @@ export class CalendarApp extends EgwApp
 	add_dialog_edit(event, widget)
 	{
 		var title=widget.getRoot().getWidgetById('title');
-		if(title && !title.get_value())
-		{
-			title.set_value(title.egw().lang('Event'));
-		}
 		let options = jQuery.extend(this.quick_add, this._add_dialog_values(widget));
 
 		// Open regular edit
diff --git a/calendar/templates/default/add.xet b/calendar/templates/default/add.xet
index 4b4686c6aa..a338424f4a 100644
--- a/calendar/templates/default/add.xet
+++ b/calendar/templates/default/add.xet
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 			<rows>
 				<row class="dialogHeader" height="28">
 					<appicon/>
-					<textbox id="title" maxlength="255" tabindex="1" class="et2_fullWidth" span="4" blur="Title"
-                             needed="true"/>
+					<textbox id="title" maxlength="255" tabindex="1" class="et2_required" span="4" blur="Title"/>
 				</row>
 				<row class="dialogHeader2" height="28">
                     <description for="start" value="Start" width="88"/>
@@ -42,4 +41,4 @@
                       onchange="egw.set_preference('calendar',widget.id,widget.get_value() ? 'edit' : 'add');"/>
         </hbox>
     </template>
-</overlay>
+</overlay>
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