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diff --git a/‎CHANGELOG-2.1.md
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diff --git a/‎src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Validator/ValidatorTypeGuesser.php
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@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ To get the diff between two versions, go to https://github.com/symfony/symfony/c
  * [BC BREAK] FormType::getParent() does not see default options anymore
  * [BC BREAK] The methods `add`, `remove`, `setParent`, `bind` and `setData`
    in class Form now throw an exception if the form is already bound
+ * fields of constrained classes without a NotBlank or NotNull constraint are
+   set to not required now, as stated in the docs
 
 ### HttpFoundation
 
 
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ public function guessRequired($class, $property)
 
         return $this->guess($class, $property, function (Constraint $constraint) use ($guesser) {
             return $guesser->guessRequiredForConstraint($constraint);
-        });
+        // If we don't find any constraint telling otherwise, we can assume
+        // that a field is not required (with LOW_CONFIDENCE)
+        }, false);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -167,9 +169,6 @@ public function guessRequiredForConstraint(Constraint $constraint)
             case 'Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\NotNull':
             case 'Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\NotBlank':
                 return new ValueGuess(true, Guess::HIGH_CONFIDENCE);
-
-            default:
-                return new ValueGuess(false, Guess::LOW_CONFIDENCE);
         }
     }
 
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ public function guessMinLengthForConstraint(Constraint $constraint)
 
             case 'Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Type':
                 if (in_array($constraint->type, array('double', 'float', 'numeric', 'real'))) {
-                        return new ValueGuess(null, Guess::MEDIUM_CONFIDENCE);
+                    return new ValueGuess(null, Guess::MEDIUM_CONFIDENCE);
                 }
                 break;
 
@@ -237,13 +236,16 @@ public function guessMinLengthForConstraint(Constraint $constraint)
      * Iterates over the constraints of a property, executes a constraints on
      * them and returns the best guess
      *
-     * @param string $class       The class to read the constraints from
-     * @param string $property    The property for which to find constraints
-     * @param \Closure $guessForConstraint   The closure that returns a guess
-     *                            for a given constraint
+     * @param  string   $class     The class to read the constraints from
+     * @param  string   $property  The property for which to find constraints
+     * @param  \Closure $closure   The closure that returns a guess
+     *                             for a given constraint
+     * @param  mixed    $default   The default value assumed if no other value
+     *                             can be guessed.
+     *
      * @return Guess  The guessed value with the highest confidence
      */
-    protected function guess($class, $property, \Closure $guessForConstraint)
+    protected function guess($class, $property, \Closure $closure, $defaultValue = null)
     {
         $guesses = array();
         $classMetadata = $this->metadataFactory->getClassMetadata($class);
@@ -255,11 +257,15 @@ protected function guess($class, $property, \Closure $guessForConstraint)
                 $constraints = $memberMetadata->getConstraints();
 
                 foreach ($constraints as $constraint) {
-                    if ($guess = $guessForConstraint($constraint)) {
                         $guesses[] = $guess;
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            if (null !== $defaultValue) {
+                $guesses[] = new ValueGuess($defaultValue, Guess::LOW_CONFIDENCE);
+            }
         }
 
         return Guess::getBestGuess($guesses);