diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/common/embeddable/embeddable_saved_object_converters.ts b/src/plugins/dashboard/common/embeddable/embeddable_saved_object_converters.ts
index c67cd325572ff..96725d4405112 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/common/embeddable/embeddable_saved_object_converters.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/common/embeddable/embeddable_saved_object_converters.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ export function convertPanelStateToSavedDashboardPanel(
   panelState: DashboardPanelState,
   version: string
 ): SavedDashboardPanel {
-  const customTitle: string | undefined = panelState.explicitInput.title
-    ? (panelState.explicitInput.title as string)
-    : undefined;
   const savedObjectId = (panelState.explicitInput as SavedObjectEmbeddableInput).savedObjectId;
   return {
     version,
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ export function convertPanelStateToSavedDashboardPanel(
     gridData: panelState.gridData,
     panelIndex: panelState.explicitInput.id,
     embeddableConfig: omit(panelState.explicitInput, ['id', 'savedObjectId', 'title']),
-    ...(customTitle && { title: customTitle }),
+    ...(panelState.explicitInput.title !== undefined && { title: panelState.explicitInput.title }),
     ...(savedObjectId !== undefined && { id: savedObjectId }),
   };
 }