diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/delete_cli.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/delete_cli.py
index 50b1bbcfc6d87..5a7d794d7630a 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/delete_cli.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/delete_cli.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ def undo_by_filter(
 )
 @click.option(
     "--urn-file",
-    required=True,
+    required=False,
     help="Absolute path of file with urns (one per line) to be deleted",
 )
 @click.option(