diff --git a/djadmin2/forms.py b/djadmin2/forms.py
index 554560b..7721f97 100644
--- a/djadmin2/forms.py
+++ b/djadmin2/forms.py
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ _django_to_floppyforms_widget = {
     django.forms.extras.widgets.SelectDateWidget:
         _create_widget(
             floppyforms.widgets.SelectDateWidget,
-            init_arguments=('years', 'required')),
+            init_arguments=
+                ('years',)
+                if django.VERSION >= (1, 7) else ('years', 'required')),
 }
 
 _django_field_to_floppyform_widget = {
diff --git a/example/blog/tests/test_modelforms.py b/example/blog/tests/test_modelforms.py
index 9e48b60..ad39eee 100644
--- a/example/blog/tests/test_modelforms.py
+++ b/example/blog/tests/test_modelforms.py
@@ -341,12 +341,11 @@ class GetFloppyformWidgetTest(TestCase):
 
         widget = forms.extras.widgets.SelectDateWidget(
             attrs={'attribute': 'value'},
-            years=[2010, 2011, 2012, 2013],
-            required=False)
+            years=[2010, 2011, 2012, 2013])
         self.assertExpectWidget(
             widget,
             floppyforms.widgets.SelectDateWidget,
-            ('attrs', 'years', 'required'))
+            ('attrs', 'years'))
 
 
 class ModelFormTest(TestCase):