diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/StoreRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/StoreRequest.php
index e758863e66..a1bfff913d 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/StoreRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/StoreRequest.php
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ class StoreRequest extends FormRequest
         $data = $this->appendLocationData($data, null);
 
         if ('liability' === $data['account_type_name'] || 'liabilities' === $data['account_type_name']) {
-            $data['opening_balance']      = app('steam')->negative($this->convertString('liability_amount'));
-            $data['opening_balance_date'] = $this->getCarbonDate('liability_start_date');
             $data['account_type_name']    = $this->convertString('liability_type');
             $data['liability_direction']  = $this->convertString('liability_direction');
             $data['account_type_id']      = null;
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/UpdateRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/UpdateRequest.php
index 1bacf98792..aabec9fc15 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/UpdateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Account/UpdateRequest.php
@@ -76,22 +76,8 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
             'liability_amount'        => ['liability_amount', 'convertString'],
             'liability_start_date'    => ['liability_start_date', 'date'],
         ];
-        /** @var Account $account */
-        $account = $this->route()->parameter('account');
         $data    = $this->getAllData($fields);
-        $data    = $this->appendLocationData($data, null);
-        $valid   = config('firefly.valid_liabilities');
-        if (array_key_exists('liability_amount', $data) && in_array($account->accountType->type, $valid, true)) {
-            $data['opening_balance'] = app('steam')->negative($data['liability_amount']);
-            Log::debug(sprintf('Opening balance for liability is "%s".', $data['opening_balance']));
-        }
-
-        if (array_key_exists('liability_start_date', $data) && in_array($account->accountType->type, $valid, true)) {
-            $data['opening_balance_date'] = $data['liability_start_date'];
-            Log::debug(sprintf('Opening balance date for liability is "%s".', $data['opening_balance_date']));
-        }
-
-        return $data;
+        return $this->appendLocationData($data, null);
     }
 
     /**