diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/jscript/ScriptNode.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/jscript/ScriptNode.java
index 82a439b327..9564138213 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/jscript/ScriptNode.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/jscript/ScriptNode.java
@@ -1725,22 +1725,11 @@ public class ScriptNode implements Scopeable, NamespacePrefixResolverProvider
         for (String key : this.properties.keySet())
         {
             Serializable value = (Serializable) this.properties.get(key);
-            QName qname= createQName(key);
-            
-            // MNT-8678
-            if (ContentModel.PROP_CONTENT.equals(qname) && (value instanceof ScriptContentData))
-            {
-                ScriptContentData contentData = (ScriptContentData) value;
-                if (contentData.getSize() == 0)
-                {
-                    continue;
-                }
-            }
             
             // perform the conversion from script wrapper object to repo serializable values
             value = getValueConverter().convertValueForRepo(value);
             
-            props.put(qname, value);
+            props.put(createQName(key), value);
         }
         this.nodeService.setProperties(this.nodeRef, props);
     }