diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/hooks/useTransactionBatchActions.ts b/packages/desktop-client/src/hooks/useTransactionBatchActions.ts
index 7f8f0780a47..f5c60b80a03 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/hooks/useTransactionBatchActions.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/hooks/useTransactionBatchActions.ts
@@ -114,10 +114,6 @@ export function useTransactionBatchActions() {
             valueToSet = value;
           }
         }
-        if (name === 'imported_payee') {
-          // Unmark as imported transaction by setting imported payee to empty string.
-          valueToSet = '';
-        }
         const transaction = {
           ...trans,
           [name]: valueToSet,
@@ -232,7 +228,8 @@ export function useTransactionBatchActions() {
       // loaded. Need to clean this up in the future.
       onChange('cleared', null);
     } else if (name === 'imported_payee') {
-      onChange('imported_payee', null);
+      // Unmark as imported transaction by setting imported payee to empty string.
+      onChange('imported_payee', '');
     } else if (name === 'category') {
       pushCategoryAutocompleteModal();
     } else if (name === 'payee') {