diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/array.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/array.ts
index 87b0c21b7c..b5894f38ae 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/array.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/array.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
 import type { ArrayField } from 'payload/types'
 
-import type { ArrayRowToInsert, BlockRowToInsert } from './types'
+import type { ArrayRowToInsert, BlockRowToInsert, RelationshipToDelete } from './types'
 
 import { isArrayOfRows } from '../../utilities/isArrayOfRows'
 import { traverseFields } from './traverseFields'
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ type Args = {
   data: unknown
   field: ArrayField
   locale?: string
+  numbers: Record<string, unknown>[]
   path: string
   relationships: Record<string, unknown>[]
+  relationshipsToDelete: RelationshipToDelete[]
+  selects: {
+    [tableName: string]: Record<string, unknown>[]
+  }
 }
 
 export const transformArray = ({
@@ -26,8 +31,11 @@ export const transformArray = ({
   data,
   field,
   locale,
+  numbers,
   path,
   relationships,
+  relationshipsToDelete,
+  selects,
 }: Args) => {
   const newRows: ArrayRowToInsert[] = []
 
@@ -60,10 +68,13 @@ export const transformArray = ({
         fields: field.fields,
         locales: newRow.locales,
         newTableName: arrayTableName,
+        numbers,
         parentTableName: arrayTableName,
         path: `${path || ''}${field.name}.${i}.`,
         relationships,
+        relationshipsToDelete,
         row: newRow.row,
+        selects,
       })
 
       newRows.push(newRow)
diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/blocks.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/blocks.ts
index a80a3f913d..c23ffbc1cc 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/blocks.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/blocks.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { BlockField } from 'payload/types'
 
 import toSnakeCase from 'to-snake-case'
 
-import type { BlockRowToInsert } from './types'
+import type { BlockRowToInsert, RelationshipToDelete } from './types'
 
 import { traverseFields } from './traverseFields'
 
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ type Args = {
   data: Record<string, unknown>[]
   field: BlockField
   locale?: string
+  numbers: Record<string, unknown>[]
   path: string
   relationships: Record<string, unknown>[]
+  relationshipsToDelete: RelationshipToDelete[]
+  selects: {
+    [tableName: string]: Record<string, unknown>[]
+  }
   tableName
 }
 export const transformBlocks = ({
@@ -23,8 +28,11 @@ export const transformBlocks = ({
   data,
   field,
   locale,
+  numbers,
   path,
   relationships,
+  relationshipsToDelete,
+  selects,
   tableName,
 }: Args) => {
   data.forEach((blockRow, i) => {
@@ -55,10 +63,13 @@ export const transformBlocks = ({
       fields: matchedBlock.fields,
       locales: newRow.locales,
       newTableName: blockTableName,
+      numbers,
       parentTableName: blockTableName,
       path: `${path || ''}${field.name}.${i}.`,
       relationships,
+      relationshipsToDelete,
       row: newRow.row,
+      selects,
     })
 
     blocks[blockRow.blockType].push(newRow)
diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/index.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/index.ts
index 9dffc1ea3b..d88cf8411d 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/index.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ type Args = {
 }
 
 export const transformForWrite = ({ data, fields, path = '', tableName }: Args): RowToInsert => {
-  // Split out the incoming data into the corresponding:
-  // base row, locales, relationships, blocks, and arrays
+  // Split out the incoming data into rows to insert / delete
   const rowToInsert: RowToInsert = {
     arrays: {},
     blocks: {},
     locales: {},
     numbers: [],
     relationships: [],
+    relationshipsToDelete: [],
     row: {},
     selects: {},
   }
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export const transformForWrite = ({ data, fields, path = '', tableName }: Args):
     parentTableName: tableName,
     path,
     relationships: rowToInsert.relationships,
+    relationshipsToDelete: rowToInsert.relationshipsToDelete,
     row: rowToInsert.row,
     selects: rowToInsert.selects,
   })
diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/traverseFields.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/traverseFields.ts
index 0d91ac891e..70fb919535 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/traverseFields.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/traverseFields.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { Field } from 'payload/types'
 import { fieldAffectsData } from 'payload/types'
 import toSnakeCase from 'to-snake-case'
 
-import type { ArrayRowToInsert, BlockRowToInsert } from './types'
+import type { ArrayRowToInsert, BlockRowToInsert, RelationshipToDelete } from './types'
 
 import { isArrayOfRows } from '../../utilities/isArrayOfRows'
 import { transformArray } from './array'
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type Args = {
   parentTableName: string
   path: string
   relationships: Record<string, unknown>[]
+  relationshipsToDelete: RelationshipToDelete[]
   row: Record<string, unknown>
   selects: {
     [tableName: string]: Record<string, unknown>[]
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
   parentTableName,
   path,
   relationships,
+  relationshipsToDelete,
   row,
   selects,
 }: Args) => {
@@ -80,8 +82,11 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
                 data: localeData,
                 field,
                 locale: localeKey,
+                numbers,
                 path,
                 relationships,
+                relationshipsToDelete,
+                selects,
               })
 
               arrays[arrayTableName] = arrays[arrayTableName].concat(newRows)
@@ -95,8 +100,11 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
           columnName,
           data: data[field.name],
           field,
+          numbers,
           path,
           relationships,
+          relationshipsToDelete,
+          selects,
         })
 
         arrays[arrayTableName] = arrays[arrayTableName].concat(newRows)
@@ -115,8 +123,11 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
                 data: localeData,
                 field,
                 locale: localeKey,
+                numbers,
                 path,
                 relationships,
+                relationshipsToDelete,
+                selects,
                 tableName: newTableName,
               })
             }
@@ -127,8 +138,11 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
           blocks,
           data: fieldData,
           field,
+          numbers,
           path,
           relationships,
+          relationshipsToDelete,
+          selects,
           tableName: newTableName,
         })
       }
@@ -154,6 +168,7 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
               parentTableName,
               path: `${path || ''}${field.name}.`,
               relationships,
+              relationshipsToDelete,
               row,
               selects,
             })
@@ -172,6 +187,7 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
             parentTableName,
             path: `${path || ''}${field.name}.`,
             relationships,
+            relationshipsToDelete,
             row,
             selects,
           })
@@ -201,6 +217,7 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
                   parentTableName,
                   path: `${path || ''}${tab.name}.`,
                   relationships,
+                  relationshipsToDelete,
                   row,
                   selects,
                 })
@@ -219,6 +236,7 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
                 parentTableName,
                 path: `${path || ''}${tab.name}.`,
                 relationships,
+                relationshipsToDelete,
                 row,
                 selects,
               })
@@ -238,6 +256,7 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
             parentTableName,
             path,
             relationships,
+            relationshipsToDelete,
             row,
             selects,
           })
@@ -259,6 +278,7 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
         parentTableName,
         path,
         relationships,
+        relationshipsToDelete,
         row,
         selects,
       })
@@ -270,6 +290,14 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
       if (field.localized) {
         if (typeof fieldData === 'object') {
           Object.entries(fieldData).forEach(([localeKey, localeData]) => {
+            if (localeData === null) {
+              relationshipsToDelete.push({
+                locale: localeKey,
+                path: relationshipPath,
+              })
+              return
+            }
+
             transformRelationship({
               baseRow: {
                 locale: localeKey,
@@ -282,6 +310,11 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
           })
         }
       } else {
+        if (fieldData === null) {
+          relationshipsToDelete.push({ path: relationshipPath })
+          return
+        }
+
         transformRelationship({
           baseRow: {
             path: relationshipPath,
@@ -380,10 +413,10 @@ export const traverseFields = ({
 
       valuesToTransform.forEach(({ localeKey, ref, value }) => {
         if (typeof value !== 'undefined') {
-          let formattedValue = value;
+          let formattedValue = value
 
           if (field.type === 'date' && field.name === 'updatedAt') {
-            formattedValue = new Date().toISOString();
+            formattedValue = new Date().toISOString()
           }
 
           if (localeKey) {
diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/types.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/types.ts
index 3fcaa3ff04..e7e530374e 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/types.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/transform/write/types.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ export type BlockRowToInsert = {
   row: Record<string, unknown>
 }
 
+export type RelationshipToDelete = {
+  locale?: string
+  path: string
+}
+
 export type RowToInsert = {
   arrays: {
     [tableName: string]: ArrayRowToInsert[]
@@ -31,6 +36,7 @@ export type RowToInsert = {
   }
   numbers: Record<string, unknown>[]
   relationships: Record<string, unknown>[]
+  relationshipsToDelete: RelationshipToDelete[]
   row: Record<string, unknown>
   selects: {
     [tableName: string]: Record<string, unknown>[]
diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/upsertRow/deleteExistingRowsByPath.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/upsertRow/deleteExistingRowsByPath.ts
index 09448e6af3..4c39ebf91d 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/upsertRow/deleteExistingRowsByPath.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/upsertRow/deleteExistingRowsByPath.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ type Args = {
   adapter: PostgresAdapter
   db: DrizzleDB
   localeColumnName?: string
-  newRows: Record<string, unknown>[]
   parentColumnName?: string
   parentID: unknown
   pathColumnName?: string
+  rows: Record<string, unknown>[]
   tableName: string
 }
 
@@ -17,17 +17,17 @@ export const deleteExistingRowsByPath = async ({
   adapter,
   db,
   localeColumnName = '_locale',
-  newRows,
   parentColumnName = '_parentID',
   parentID,
   pathColumnName = '_path',
+  rows,
   tableName,
 }: Args): Promise<void> => {
   const localizedPathsToDelete = new Set<string>()
   const pathsToDelete = new Set<string>()
   const table = adapter.tables[tableName]
 
-  newRows.forEach((row) => {
+  rows.forEach((row) => {
     const path = row[pathColumnName]
     const localeData = row[localeColumnName]
     if (typeof path === 'string') {
diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/upsertRow/index.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/upsertRow/index.ts
index 2324a99769..2901a77c00 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/upsertRow/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/upsertRow/index.ts
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ export const upsertRow = async ({
         adapter,
         db,
         localeColumnName: 'locale',
-        newRows: relationsToInsert,
         parentColumnName: 'parent',
         parentID: insertedRow.id,
         pathColumnName: 'path',
+        rows: [...relationsToInsert, ...rowToInsert.relationshipsToDelete],
         tableName: relationshipsTableName,
       })
     }
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ export const upsertRow = async ({
         adapter,
         db,
         localeColumnName: 'locale',
-        newRows: numbersToInsert,
         parentColumnName: 'parent',
         parentID: insertedRow.id,
         pathColumnName: 'path',
+        rows: numbersToInsert,
         tableName: numbersTableName,
       })
     }
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ export const upsertRow = async ({
         await deleteExistingRowsByPath({
           adapter,
           db,
-          newRows: blockRows.map(({ row }) => row),
           parentID: insertedRow.id,
           pathColumnName: '_path',
+          rows: blockRows.map(({ row }) => row),
           tableName: `${tableName}_${blockName}`,
         })
       }
diff --git a/test/relationships/int.spec.ts b/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
index 9d853f2322..6329a4ce1c 100644
--- a/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ describe('Relationships', () => {
           })
 
           expect(result.status).toEqual(200)
-          expect(result.doc.relationField).toBeNull()
+          expect(result.doc.relationField).toBeFalsy()
         })
       })