diff --git a/beets/autotag/__init__.py b/beets/autotag/__init__.py
index b0bbbbf04..2c8a2f984 100644
--- a/beets/autotag/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/autotag/__init__.py
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ def apply_metadata(album_info, mapping):
                 'style',
                 'genre',
                 'discogs_albumid',
-                '',
                 'albumstatus',
                 'albumdisambig',
                 'releasegroupdisambig',