diff --git a/src/Auth/Form/Register.php b/src/Auth/Form/Register.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/Auth/Form/Register.php
+++ b/src/Auth/Form/Register.php
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ class Register extends Form
                 'options' => array(
                     'label' => /*@translate*/ 'Email',
                 ),
+                'attributes' => [
+                    'required' => true
+                ]
             )
         );
 
diff --git a/src/Auth/Form/UserInfoFieldset.php b/src/Auth/Form/UserInfoFieldset.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/Auth/Form/UserInfoFieldset.php
+++ b/src/Auth/Form/UserInfoFieldset.php
@@ -120,8 +120,9 @@ class UserInfoFieldset extends Fieldset implements
                 ],
                 'attributes' => [
                     'data-placeholder' => /*@translate*/ 'please select',
-                    'data-allowclear'  => 'true',
-                    'required'         => true,
+                    'data-allowclear' => 'false',
+                    'data-searchbox' => -1,  // hide the search box
+                    'required' => true, // mark label as required
                 ],
             )
         );
[General] adjust the use of the search form and the hide feature select 2 Elements