diff --git a/framework/gii/generators/controller/ControllerCode.php b/framework/gii/generators/controller/ControllerCode.php
index e038e0f8d..6c292aa03 100644
--- a/framework/gii/generators/controller/ControllerCode.php
+++ b/framework/gii/generators/controller/ControllerCode.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class ControllerCode extends CCodeModel
 	{
 		return array(
 			array('controller, actions, baseClass', 'filter', 'filter'=>'trim'),
-			array('controller, actions, baseClass', 'required'),
+			array('controller, baseClass', 'required'),
 			array('controller', 'match', 'pattern'=>'/^\w+[\w+\\/]*$/', 'message'=>'{attribute} should only contain word characters and slashes.'),
 			array('actions', 'match', 'pattern'=>'/^\w+[\w\s,]*$/', 'message'=>'{attribute} should only contain word characters, spaces and commas.'),
 			array('baseClass', 'match', 'pattern'=>'/^\w+$/', 'message'=>'{attribute} should only contain word characters.'),