diff --git a/app/Models/TransactionJournal.php b/app/Models/TransactionJournal.php
index c1001ee2d2..adc64958a5 100644
--- a/app/Models/TransactionJournal.php
+++ b/app/Models/TransactionJournal.php
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ class TransactionJournal extends Model
             return new TransactionJournalMeta();
         }
         if (is_string($value) && 0 === strlen($value)) {
+            $this->deleteMeta($name);
+            
             return new TransactionJournalMeta();
         }