diff --git a/module/story/model.php b/module/story/model.php
index f03d42e727..1c0258ab9f 100644
--- a/module/story/model.php
+++ b/module/story/model.php
@@ -555,7 +555,6 @@ class storyModel extends model
             ->get();
         if(isset($story->plan) and is_array($story->plan)) $story->plan = trim(join(',', $story->plan), ',');
         if(empty($_POST['product'])) $story->branch = $oldStory->branch;
-        if(empty($_POST['branch']))  $story->branch = 0;
         if(!empty($_POST['stages']))
         {
             $oldStages = $this->dao->select('*')->from(TABLE_STORYSTAGE)->where('story')->eq($storyID)->fetchAll('branch');