Cannot toggle rollup functionality on required project columns

The new functionality for multi-leveled subitems on the updated version of projects has been (mostly) great so far, but one frustrating issue is the limitation toggling “rollup” functionality on certain columns. If a column (Owner, Status, Timeline) is required, it seems you cannot change the default rollup setting and get this message (timeline example):

I’m not trying to “delete” the column, simply turn on/off the rollup functionality.

Is there a design choice reason that explains why this is not possible, or is it a bug? If the former, what is the explanation for disabling this?

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