Merge branch 'FearlessKiwis-MAGETWO-35027-FPT-Attribute-is-displayed-as-required-on-create-Product-Backend-page-for-countries-with-states' of https://github.corp.ebay.com/magento-fearless-kiwis/magento2ce into develop

Author: Robert He

app/code/Magento/Weee/view/adminhtml/web/js/fpt-attribute.js

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ define([
             });
         },
         _initOptionItem: function () {
-            var widget = this;
+            var widget = this,
+                isOriginalRequired = $(widget.element).hasClass('required');
 
             this._on({
                 //Add new tax item
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ define([
                 'change [data-role="select-country"]': function (event, data) {
                     var currentElement = event.target || event.srcElement || event.currentTarget,
                         parentElement = $(currentElement).closest('[data-role="fpt-item-row"]');
+
                     data = data || {};
                     var updater = new RegionUpdater(
                         parentElement.find('[data-role="select-country"]').attr('id'), null,
@@ -55,6 +57,9 @@ define([
                     if (data.state) {
                         parentElement.find('[data-role="select-state"]').val(data.state);
                     }
+                    if (!isOriginalRequired && $(widget.element).hasClass('required')) {
+                        $(widget.element).removeClass('required');
+                    }
                 }
             });
 

lib/web/mage/adminhtml/form.js

@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ RegionUpdater.prototype = {
                 }
             }
 
+            //compute the need for the required fields
             if (!regionRequired || !currentElement.visible()) {
                 if (field.hasClassName('required')) {
                     field.removeClassName('required');