diff --git a/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-api.ts b/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-api.ts
index 8349ee503..fc9173f7b 100644
--- a/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-api.ts
+++ b/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-api.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {
   EdgeTxAction,
   EdgeWalletInfo
 } from '../../../types/types'
-import { mergeDeeply } from '../../../util/util'
+import { mergeDeeply, mergeDeeplyNull } from '../../../util/util'
 import { makeMetaTokens } from '../../account/custom-tokens'
 import { toApiInput } from '../../root-pixie'
 import { makeStorageWalletApi } from '../../storage/storage-api'
@@ -718,10 +718,11 @@ export function combineTxWithFile(
   if (file != null) {
     if (file.creationDate < out.date) out.date = file.creationDate
 
-    const merged: TransactionFile['currencies']['currencyCode'] = mergeDeeply(
-      file.currencies[walletCurrency],
-      file.currencies[currencyCode]
-    )
+    const merged: TransactionFile['currencies']['currencyCode'] =
+      mergeDeeplyNull(
+        file.currencies[walletCurrency],
+        file.currencies[currencyCode]
+      )
     if (merged.metadata != null) {
       out.metadata = {
         ...out.metadata,
diff --git a/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-cleaners.ts b/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-cleaners.ts
index 79d667853..ab681bb30 100644
--- a/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-cleaners.ts
+++ b/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-cleaners.ts
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ import { asJsonObject } from '../../../util/file-helpers'
  */
 export interface DiskMetadata {
   bizId?: number
-  category?: string
+  category?: string | null
   exchangeAmount: { [fiatCurrencyCode: string]: number }
-  name?: string
-  notes?: string
+  name?: string | null
+  notes?: string | null
 }
 
 /**
@@ -130,6 +130,16 @@ interface LegacyMapFile {
 // building-block cleaners
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+/**
+ * Like `asOptional`, but explicitly preserves `null`.
+ */
+function asNullable<T>(cleaner: Cleaner<T>): Cleaner<T | null | undefined> {
+  return raw => {
+    if (raw === undefined) return undefined
+    if (raw === null) return null
+    return cleaner(raw)
+  }
+}
 /**
  * Turns user-provided metadata into its on-disk format.
  */
@@ -194,10 +204,10 @@ export const asEdgeTxSwap = asObject<EdgeTxSwap>({
 
 const asDiskMetadata = asObject<DiskMetadata>({
   bizId: asOptional(asNumber),
-  category: asOptional(asString),
+  category: asNullable(asString),
   exchangeAmount: asOptional(asObject(asNumber), () => ({})),
-  name: asOptional(asString),
-  notes: asOptional(asString)
+  name: asNullable(asString),
+  notes: asNullable(asString)
 })
 
 export function asIntegerString(raw: unknown): string {
diff --git a/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-export.ts b/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-export.ts
index 738ec2bf7..40d6592ad 100644
--- a/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-export.ts
+++ b/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-export.ts
@@ -51,18 +51,13 @@ export function searchStringFilter(
 
   if (checkNullTypeAndIndex(tx.nativeAmount)) return true
   if (tx.metadata != null) {
-    const {
-      category = '',
-      name = '',
-      notes = '',
-      exchangeAmount = {}
-    } = tx.metadata
+    const { category, name, notes, exchangeAmount = {} } = tx.metadata
     const txCurrencyWalletState =
       tx.walletId != null ? currencyState.wallets[tx.walletId] : undefined
     if (
-      checkNullTypeAndIndex(category) ||
-      checkNullTypeAndIndex(name) ||
-      checkNullTypeAndIndex(notes) ||
+      checkNullTypeAndIndex(category ?? '') ||
+      checkNullTypeAndIndex(name ?? '') ||
+      checkNullTypeAndIndex(notes ?? '') ||
       (txCurrencyWalletState != null &&
         checkNullTypeAndIndex(exchangeAmount[txCurrencyWalletState.fiat]))
     )
diff --git a/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-files.ts b/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-files.ts
index 1e94774c0..b25b21a49 100644
--- a/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-files.ts
+++ b/src/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet-files.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   EdgeTxAction
 } from '../../../types/types'
 import { makeJsonFile } from '../../../util/file-helpers'
-import { mergeDeeply } from '../../../util/util'
+import { mergeDeeplyNull } from '../../../util/util'
 import { fetchAppIdInfo } from '../../account/lobby-api'
 import { toApiInput } from '../../root-pixie'
 import { RootState } from '../../root-reducer'
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ export async function setCurrencyWalletTxMetadata(
     }
   }
 
-  const json = mergeDeeply(oldFile, newFile)
+  const json = mergeDeeplyNull(oldFile, newFile)
 
   // Save the new file:
   dispatch({
diff --git a/src/types/types.ts b/src/types/types.ts
index d67fd4b43..63e8cd9f5 100644
--- a/src/types/types.ts
+++ b/src/types/types.ts
@@ -490,13 +490,13 @@ export interface EdgeCurrencyInfo {
 
 export interface EdgeMetadata {
   bizId?: number
-  category?: string
+  category?: string | null
   exchangeAmount?: { [fiatCurrencyCode: string]: number }
-  name?: string
-  notes?: string
+  name?: string | null
+  notes?: string | null
 
   /** @deprecated Use exchangeAmount instead */
-  amountFiat?: number
+  amountFiat?: number | null
 }
 
 // Would prefer a better name than EdgeNetworkFee2 but can't think of one
diff --git a/src/util/util.ts b/src/util/util.ts
index 6d830ddb8..1d0774e60 100644
--- a/src/util/util.ts
+++ b/src/util/util.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,34 @@ export function mergeDeeply(...objects: any[]): any {
   return out
 }
 
+/**
+ * Merges several Javascript objects deeply,
+ * preferring the items from later objects. Includes
+ * null as a valid to stomp on older data
+ */
+export function mergeDeeplyNull(...objects: any[]): any {
+  const out: any = {}
+
+  for (const o of objects) {
+    if (o === undefined) continue
+
+    for (const key of Object.keys(o)) {
+      if (o[key] === undefined) continue
+      if (o[key] === null) {
+        out[key] = null
+        continue
+      }
+
+      out[key] =
+        out[key] !== undefined && typeof o[key] === 'object'
+          ? mergeDeeplyNull(out[key], o[key])
+          : o[key]
+    }
+  }
+
+  return out
+}
+
 /**
  * Like `Object.assign`, but makes the properties non-enumerable.
  */
diff --git a/test/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet.test.ts b/test/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet.test.ts
index 9604e4f06..b74823bae 100644
--- a/test/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet.test.ts
+++ b/test/core/currency/wallet/currency-wallet.test.ts
@@ -589,6 +589,46 @@ describe('currency wallets', function () {
     expect(txs[0].savedAction).deep.equals(savedAction)
   })
 
+  it('can delete metadata', async function () {
+    const { wallet, config } = await makeFakeCurrencyWallet()
+
+    const metadata: EdgeMetadata = {
+      bizId: 1234,
+      name: 'me',
+      amountFiat: 0.75,
+      category: 'expense:Foot Massage',
+      notes: 'Hello World'
+    }
+    const newMetadata: EdgeMetadata = {
+      bizId: 1234,
+      name: 'me',
+      amountFiat: 0.75,
+      category: null,
+      notes: null
+    }
+
+    await config.changeUserSettings({
+      txs: { a: { nativeAmount: '25', metadata } }
+    })
+
+    const txs = await wallet.getTransactions({})
+    expect(txs.length).equals(1)
+    expect(txs[0].nativeAmount).equals('25')
+    expect(txs[0].metadata).deep.equals({
+      exchangeAmount: { 'iso:USD': 0.75 },
+      ...metadata
+    })
+
+    await wallet.saveTxMetadata('a', 'FAKE', newMetadata)
+    const txs2 = await wallet.getTransactions({})
+    expect(txs2.length).equals(1)
+    expect(txs2[0].nativeAmount).equals('25')
+    expect(txs2[0].metadata).deep.equals({
+      exchangeAmount: { 'iso:USD': 0.75 },
+      ...newMetadata
+    })
+  })
+
   it('can be paused and un-paused', async function () {
     const { wallet, context } = await makeFakeCurrencyWallet(true)
     const isEngineRunning = async (): Promise<boolean> => {
diff --git a/test/util/util.test.ts b/test/util/util.test.ts
index 05eff5a6e..e0ff08dcf 100644
--- a/test/util/util.test.ts
+++ b/test/util/util.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai'
 import { describe, it } from 'mocha'
 
-import { mergeDeeply } from '../../src/util/util'
+import { mergeDeeply, mergeDeeplyNull } from '../../src/util/util'
 
 describe('utilities', function () {
   it('mergeDeeply', function () {
@@ -20,4 +20,21 @@ describe('utilities', function () {
       z: 5
     })
   })
+  it('mergeDeeplyNull', function () {
+    const a = {
+      x: 1,
+      y: { a: -1, c: 4 }
+    }
+    const b = {
+      x: null,
+      y: { a: 2, b: 3 },
+      z: 5
+    }
+
+    expect(mergeDeeplyNull(a, b)).deep.equals({
+      x: null,
+      y: { a: 2, b: 3, c: 4 },
+      z: 5
+    })
+  })
 })