diff --git a/homeassistant/components/todo/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/todo/services.yaml
index 4d6237760ca50d..1bdb8aca7792b4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/todo/services.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/todo/services.yaml
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ remove_item:
         - todo.TodoListEntityFeature.DELETE_TODO_ITEM
   fields:
     item:
+      required: true
       selector:
-        object:
+        text: