diff --git a/openslides_backend/migrations/migrations/0045_fix_amendment_paragraph.py b/openslides_backend/migrations/migrations/0045_fix_amendment_paragraph.py
index 326b2ec98..e0dc64c23 100644
--- a/openslides_backend/migrations/migrations/0045_fix_amendment_paragraph.py
+++ b/openslides_backend/migrations/migrations/0045_fix_amendment_paragraph.py
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ def migrate_models(self) -> Optional[List[BaseRequestEvent]]:
                 for replacement in model.get(self.old_field, []):
                     structured_field = self.old_field.replace("$", f"${replacement}")
                     update[structured_field] = None
-                    if structured_value := model.get(structured_field):
-                        update[self.new_field][replacement] = structured_value
+                    update[self.new_field][replacement] = model.get(structured_field)
                 events.append(
                     RequestUpdateEvent(
                         fqid_from_collection_and_id("motion", id), update
diff --git a/tests/system/migrations/test_0045_fix_amendment_paragraph.py b/tests/system/migrations/test_0045_fix_amendment_paragraph.py
index 7d6be6ee1..87250cd5e 100644
--- a/tests/system/migrations/test_0045_fix_amendment_paragraph.py
+++ b/tests/system/migrations/test_0045_fix_amendment_paragraph.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ def test_migration(write, finalize, assert_model):
                 "id": 61,
                 "amendment_paragraph_$": ["0", "1", "2", "42"],
                 "amendment_paragraph_$0": "change",
-                "amendment_paragraph_$1": "change",
-                "amendment_paragraph_$2": "change",
+                "amendment_paragraph_$1": "",
+                "amendment_paragraph_$2": "",
                 "amendment_paragraph_$42": "change",
             },
         },
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ def test_migration(write, finalize, assert_model):
             "id": 61,
             "amendment_paragraphs": {
                 "0": "change",
-                "1": "change",
-                "2": "change",
+                "1": "",
+                "2": "",
                 "42": "change",
             },
         },