diff --git a/libs/prebuilt/langgraph/prebuilt/chat_agent_executor.py b/libs/prebuilt/langgraph/prebuilt/chat_agent_executor.py
index f460cc9c2..d67f7d3d7 100644
--- a/libs/prebuilt/langgraph/prebuilt/chat_agent_executor.py
+++ b/libs/prebuilt/langgraph/prebuilt/chat_agent_executor.py
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ def create_react_agent(
         )
 
     if state_schema is not None:
-        required_keys = {"messages", "remaining_steps"}
+        required_keys = {"messages"}
         if response_format is not None:
             required_keys.add("structured_response")
 
@@ -968,3 +968,4 @@ __all__ = [
 
 
 
+