diff --git a/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/accordion/v1/accordion/clientlibs/editor/js/accordion.js b/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/accordion/v1/accordion/clientlibs/editor/js/accordion.js
index 45dc513a1a..f3c28d9826 100644
--- a/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/accordion/v1/accordion/clientlibs/editor/js/accordion.js
+++ b/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/accordion/v1/accordion/clientlibs/editor/js/accordion.js
@@ -179,9 +179,7 @@
     function updateExpandedSelect(childrenEditor, expandedSelect, expandedItemValues, singleExpansion) {
         var selectedValues = (expandedSelect.values.length) ? expandedSelect.values : expandedItemValues;
         expandedSelect.items.getAll().forEach(function(item) {
-            if (item.value !== "") {
-                expandedSelect.items.remove(item);
-            }
+            expandedSelect.items.remove(item);
         });
 
         var cmpChildrenEditor = $(childrenEditor).adaptTo("cmp-childreneditor");
diff --git a/examples/ui.config/pom.xml b/examples/ui.config/pom.xml
index bdbedb06dd..9904d458bd 100644
--- a/examples/ui.config/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/ui.config/pom.xml
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.wcm</groupId>
             <artifactId>io.wcm.caconfig.editor</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.6</version>
+            <version>1.16.6</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.wcm</groupId>
             <artifactId>io.wcm.caconfig.extensions</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.6</version>
+            <version>1.9.6</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>