diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/components/dropdown/dropdown.tsx b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/components/dropdown/dropdown.tsx
index c20b0c047..8edd3f380 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/components/dropdown/dropdown.tsx
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/components/dropdown/dropdown.tsx
@@ -88,14 +88,11 @@ export function Dropdown({
 
   const dependsOnFields = useMemo(() => getDependsOnFields(dependsOn), [dependsOn])
 
-  // Stable empty array for when there are no dependencies
-  const emptyDependencyValues = useMemo(() => [], [])
-
   const activeWorkflowId = useWorkflowRegistry((s) => s.activeWorkflowId)
-  const dependencyValuesFromStore = useSubBlockStore(
+  const dependencyValues = useSubBlockStore(
     useCallback(
       (state) => {
-        if (dependsOnFields.length === 0 || !activeWorkflowId) return null
+        if (dependsOnFields.length === 0 || !activeWorkflowId) return []
         const workflowValues = state.workflowValues[activeWorkflowId] || {}
         const blockValues = workflowValues[blockId] || {}
         return dependsOnFields.map((depKey) => blockValues[depKey] ?? null)
@@ -104,8 +101,6 @@ export function Dropdown({
     )
   )
 
-  const dependencyValues = dependencyValuesFromStore ?? emptyDependencyValues
-
   const [storeInitialized, setStoreInitialized] = useState(false)
   const [fetchedOptions, setFetchedOptions] = useState<Array<{ label: string; id: string }>>([])
   const [isLoadingOptions, setIsLoadingOptions] = useState(false)
@@ -115,7 +110,6 @@ export function Dropdown({
   const previousModeRef = useRef<string | null>(null)
   const previousDependencyValuesRef = useRef<string>('')
 
-  // State for dataMode conversion (structured ↔ JSON)
   const [builderData, setBuilderData] = useSubBlockValue<any[]>(blockId, 'builderData')
   const [data, setData] = useSubBlockValue<string>(blockId, 'data')