#10420·react-admin

`ArrayInput` keeps bringing back removed item when `keepDirtyValues` is set to `true`

Author: slax57Created Dec 18, 2024Updated Apr 5, 2026

What you were expecting:

When the following conditions are met:

  • React Strict Mode is enabled
  • Records are modified by the backend each time they are updated (e.g. to add an updated_at field)
  • <Edit> has redirect={false}
  • <Edit> has mutationMode="optimistic"
  • <Form> has resetOptions={{ keepDirtyValues: true }}

I should be able to remove items from an <ArrayInput>.

What happened instead:

Instead, the removed item keeps reappearing after I click Save.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a63664e4-7126-48ec-827d-6c700daede27

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Open https://stackblitz.com/edit/github-ds11wg7c?file=src%2Fposts%2FPostEdit.tsx
  2. Click on Post with id 13
  3. Add a new item
  4. Save
  5. Remove item
  6. Save
  7. Notice the removed item came back!

Related code:

https://stackblitz.com/edit/github-ds11wg7c?file=src%2Fposts%2FPostEdit.tsx

Other information:

I also tried to reproduce this issue in a react-hook-form only sandbox, but it does not seem to have the issue. https://codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/sweet-rhodes-nn7nl8?workspaceId=ws_GvfcTzCi2aJ7bCaQr5bmfV

Environment

  • React-admin version: 5.4.2
  • Last version that did not exhibit the issue (if applicable):
  • React version: 18
  • Browser: Chrome
  • Stack trace (in case of a JS error):