Do I have to remove a stress token after a green maneuver?

By IG88E, in X-Wing Rules Questions

Experimenting with Aggressor and Wired, and I often would like to rather have the wired effect than a single focus token (or nothing at all when bumping).

Am I forced to remove stress after a green maneuver?

From Activation Phase, Rules Reference, pg. 4:

Check Pilot Stress: If the maneuver is
red, assign one stress token to the ship; if
the maneuver is green, remove one stress
token from the ship.
Removing the stress is not optional by the base rules.

Thx

Just thought I'd bump this in light of the new StressBug, Ezra.