diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/steps.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/steps.js.erb
index f32927663..6b2b62f58 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/steps.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/steps.js.erb
@@ -188,11 +188,9 @@ function formCallback($form) {
   $form.submit(function(){
     $(this).find("[data-role='editable-table']").each(function() {
       var hot = $(this).find(".hot").handsontable('getInstance');
-      if (hot && hot.countEmptyRows() != hot.countRows()) {
-        var contents = $(this).find('.hot-contents');
-        var data = JSON.stringify({data: hot.getData()});
-        contents.attr("value", data);
-      }
+      var contents = $(this).find('.hot-contents');
+      var data = JSON.stringify({data: hot.getData()});
+      contents.attr("value", data);
     });
 
     setTimeout(function() {
@@ -531,7 +529,6 @@ $("[data-action='new-step']").on("ajax:success", function(e, data) {
 function processStep(ev, editMode) {
   var $form = $(ev.target.form);
   $form.clearFormErrors();
-  $form.removeBlankExcelTables(editMode);
   $form.removeBlankFileForms();
 
   var $fileInputs = $form.find("input[type=file]");
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/form_cleanups.js b/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/form_cleanups.js
index 33e6e25c3..7f2a42d92 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/form_cleanups.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/form_cleanups.js
@@ -21,18 +21,3 @@ $.fn.removeBlankFileForms = function () {
     }
   });
 }
-
-/*
- * Not the actual Excel tables, but are similar.
- */
-$.fn.removeBlankExcelTables = function (editMode) {
-  if(editMode) {
-    $tables = $(this).find("[data-role='editable-table']");
-		// In edit mode, tables can't be blank
-	  $tables.each(function () {
-	    if (!$(this).find("td:not(:empty)").length) {
-	      $(this).closest("fieldset").remove();
-	    }
-	  });
-	}
-}