diff --git a/modules/backend/behaviors/FormController.php b/modules/backend/behaviors/FormController.php
index b99e8b8d2..83923b910 100644
--- a/modules/backend/behaviors/FormController.php
+++ b/modules/backend/behaviors/FormController.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use Event;
 use Input;
 use Redirect;
 use Backend;
+use Backend\Classes\FormField;
 use Backend\Classes\ControllerBehavior;
 use October\Rain\Support\Util;
 use October\Rain\Router\Helper as RouterHelper;
@@ -687,7 +688,7 @@ class FormController extends ControllerBehavior
             ) {
                 $this->setModelAttributes($model->{$attribute}, $value);
             }
-            else {
+            elseif ($value !== FormField::NO_SAVE_DATA) {
                 $model->{$attribute} = $value;
             }
         }
diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php b/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php
index f216bb5d8..40dc6e853 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php
@@ -807,12 +807,7 @@ class Form extends WidgetBase
             $dotted = implode('.', $parts);
 
             $widgetValue = $widget->getSaveData(array_get($data, $dotted));
-            if ($widgetValue === FormField::NO_SAVE_DATA) {
-                array_forget($data, $dotted);
-            }
-            else {
-                array_set($data, $dotted, $widgetValue);
-            }
+            array_set($data, $dotted, $widgetValue);
         }
 
         /*