diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/property-editors/media-picker/property-editor-ui-media-picker.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/property-editors/media-picker/property-editor-ui-media-picker.element.ts
index a8111e89e7..6a98cca0e5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/property-editors/media-picker/property-editor-ui-media-picker.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/media/media/property-editors/media-picker/property-editor-ui-media-picker.element.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class UmbPropertyEditorUIMediaPickerElement extends UmbLitElement impleme
 		this._focalPointEnabled = Boolean(config.getValueByAlias('enableFocalPoint'));
 		this._crops = config?.getValueByAlias<Array<UmbCropModel>>('crops') ?? [];
 
-		const filter = config.getValueByAlias<string>('filter') ?? '';
+		const filter = config.getValueByAlias<string>('filter');
 		this._allowedMediaTypes = filter?.split(',') ?? [];
 
 		const minMax = config.getValueByAlias<NumberRangeValueType>('validationLimit');