diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form-operations.service.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form-operations.service.spec.ts
index 580e3a9928..c76a15abcb 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form-operations.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form-operations.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { waitForAsync, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 
 import { TranslateLoader, TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ describe('SectionFormOperationsService test suite', () => {
   let serviceAsAny: any;
 
   const jsonPatchOpBuilder: any = jasmine.createSpyObj('jsonPatchOpBuilder', {
-    add: jasmine.createSpy('add'),
-    replace: jasmine.createSpy('replace'),
-    remove: jasmine.createSpy('remove'),
-  });
+      add: jasmine.createSpy('add'),
+      replace: jasmine.createSpy('replace'),
+      remove: jasmine.createSpy('remove'),
+    });
   const pathCombiner = new JsonPatchOperationPathCombiner('sections', 'test');
 
   const dynamicFormControlChangeEvent: DynamicFormControlEvent = {
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form-operations.service.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form-operations.service.ts
index 1c372fb06f..f4bb3888b3 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form-operations.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/form/section-form-operations.service.ts
@@ -285,9 +285,10 @@ export class SectionFormOperationsService {
                                               previousValue: FormFieldPreviousValueObject): void {
     const path = this.getFieldPathFromEvent(event);
     const value = this.getFieldValueFromChangeEvent(event);
+    console.log(value);
     if (this.formBuilder.isQualdropGroup(event.model as DynamicFormControlModel)) {
       this.dispatchOperationsFromMap(this.getQualdropValueMap(event), pathCombiner, event, previousValue);
-    } else if (isNotEmpty(value) && (value instanceof FormFieldMetadataValueObject && value.hasValue())) {
+    } else if ((isNotEmpty(value) && typeof value === 'string') || (isNotEmpty(value) && value instanceof FormFieldMetadataValueObject && value.hasValue())) {
       this.operationsBuilder.remove(pathCombiner.getPath(path));
     }
   }