diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/json.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/json.js
index afb0698a1..48fc8f86a 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/json.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/json.js
@@ -562,8 +562,6 @@
 
                     expressionEditor = RED.editor.createEditor({
                         id: 'node-input-json',
-                        value: "",
-                        mode:"ace/mode/json",
                         value: value||"",
                         mode:"ace/mode/json",
                         readOnly: !!options.readOnly,