diff --git a/internal/component/postgresql/postgresdbaccess.go b/internal/component/postgresql/postgresdbaccess.go
index a6b0baccb..ac523cab6 100644
--- a/internal/component/postgresql/postgresdbaccess.go
+++ b/internal/component/postgresql/postgresdbaccess.go
@@ -167,10 +167,6 @@ func (p *PostgresDBAccess) doSet(parentCtx context.Context, db dbquerier, req *s
 		return errors.New("missing key in set operation")
 	}
 
-	if v, ok := req.Value.(string); ok && v == "" {
-		return errors.New("empty string is not allowed in set operation")
-	}
-
 	v := req.Value
 	byteArray, isBinary := req.Value.([]uint8)
 	if isBinary {
diff --git a/state/mysql/mysql.go b/state/mysql/mysql.go
index e26e16120..614754e3b 100644
--- a/state/mysql/mysql.go
+++ b/state/mysql/mysql.go
@@ -497,11 +497,6 @@ func (m *MySQL) setValue(parentCtx context.Context, querier querier, req *state.
 	var v any
 	isBinary := false
 	switch x := req.Value.(type) {
-	case string:
-		if x == "" {
-			return errors.New("empty string is not allowed in set operation")
-		}
-		v = x
 	case []uint8:
 		isBinary = true
 		v = base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(x)
diff --git a/state/oracledatabase/oracledatabaseaccess.go b/state/oracledatabase/oracledatabaseaccess.go
index 2564bc47e..0a42b33b3 100644
--- a/state/oracledatabase/oracledatabaseaccess.go
+++ b/state/oracledatabase/oracledatabaseaccess.go
@@ -126,9 +126,6 @@ func (o *oracleDatabaseAccess) doSet(ctx context.Context, db querier, req *state
 		return errors.New("missing key in set operation")
 	}
 
-	if v, ok := req.Value.(string); ok && v == "" {
-		return errors.New("empty string is not allowed in set operation")
-	}
 	requestValue := req.Value
 	byteArray, isBinary := req.Value.([]uint8)
 	binaryYN := "N"
diff --git a/state/sqlite/sqlite_dbaccess.go b/state/sqlite/sqlite_dbaccess.go
index ed1f15bdf..a1dd3cc69 100644
--- a/state/sqlite/sqlite_dbaccess.go
+++ b/state/sqlite/sqlite_dbaccess.go
@@ -349,10 +349,6 @@ func (a *sqliteDBAccess) doSet(parentCtx context.Context, db querier, req *state
 		return errors.New("missing key in set option")
 	}
 
-	if v, ok := req.Value.(string); ok && v == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("empty string is not allowed in set operation")
-	}
-
 	// TTL
 	var ttlSeconds int
 	ttl, ttlerr := stateutils.ParseTTL(req.Metadata)
diff --git a/tests/conformance/state/state.go b/tests/conformance/state/state.go
index b9911bf0b..8a615855e 100644
--- a/tests/conformance/state/state.go
+++ b/tests/conformance/state/state.go
@@ -93,12 +93,16 @@ func ConformanceTests(t *testing.T, props map[string]string, statestore state.St
 		},
 		{
 			key:   fmt.Sprintf("%s-string-with-json", key),
-			value: "{\"a\":\"b\"}",
+			value: `{"a":"b"}`,
 		},
 		{
 			key:   fmt.Sprintf("%s-string", key),
 			value: "hello world",
 		},
+		{
+			key:   fmt.Sprintf("%s-empty-string", key),
+			value: "",
+		},
 		{
 			key:         fmt.Sprintf("%s-struct", key),
 			value:       ValueType{Message: fmt.Sprintf("test%s", key)},
@@ -216,7 +220,7 @@ func ConformanceTests(t *testing.T, props map[string]string, statestore state.St
 			results: []state.QueryItem{
 				{
 					Key:  fmt.Sprintf("%s-struct", key),
-					Data: []byte(fmt.Sprintf("{\"message\":\"test%s\"}", key)),
+					Data: []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"message":"test%s"}`, key)),
 				},
 			},
 		},