diff --git a/modules/@apostrophecms/doc-type/ui/apos/components/AposDocEditor.vue b/modules/@apostrophecms/doc-type/ui/apos/components/AposDocEditor.vue
index acb59aa80b..352614144d 100644
--- a/modules/@apostrophecms/doc-type/ui/apos/components/AposDocEditor.vue
+++ b/modules/@apostrophecms/doc-type/ui/apos/components/AposDocEditor.vue
@@ -482,10 +482,6 @@ export default {
     },
     getDefault() {
       const doc = {};
-      if (this.readOnly || this.restoreOnly) {
-        return doc;
-      }
-
       this.schema.forEach(field => {
         if (field.name.startsWith('_')) {
           return;
diff --git a/modules/@apostrophecms/schema/ui/apos/components/AposInputRelationship.vue b/modules/@apostrophecms/schema/ui/apos/components/AposInputRelationship.vue
index 2603f47828..99480d7a98 100644
--- a/modules/@apostrophecms/schema/ui/apos/components/AposInputRelationship.vue
+++ b/modules/@apostrophecms/schema/ui/apos/components/AposInputRelationship.vue
@@ -323,10 +323,6 @@ export default {
     },
     getDefault() {
       const object = {};
-      if (this.readOnly) {
-        return object;
-      }
-
       this.field.schema.forEach(field => {
         if (field.name.startsWith('_')) {
           return;
diff --git a/modules/@apostrophecms/widget-type/ui/apos/components/AposWidgetEditor.vue b/modules/@apostrophecms/widget-type/ui/apos/components/AposWidgetEditor.vue
index 691b47d516..a35e3ef252 100644
--- a/modules/@apostrophecms/widget-type/ui/apos/components/AposWidgetEditor.vue
+++ b/modules/@apostrophecms/widget-type/ui/apos/components/AposWidgetEditor.vue
@@ -188,10 +188,6 @@ export default {
     },
     getDefault() {
       const widget = {};
-      if (this.readOnly) {
-        return widget;
-      }
-
       this.schema.forEach(field => {
         if (field.name.startsWith('_')) {
           return;