diff --git a/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.listtreevaluechooser.js b/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.listtreevaluechooser.js
index b6ceac7192..51e9cd0475 100644
--- a/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.listtreevaluechooser.js
+++ b/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.listtreevaluechooser.js
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ BI.ListTreeValueChooserInsertCombo = BI.inherit(BI.AbstractListTreeValueChooser,
     },
 
     populate: function (items) {
-        this._initData(items);
+        if (BI.isNotNull(items)) {
+            this._initData(items);
+        }
         this.combo.populate();
     }
 });
diff --git a/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.treevaluechooser.insert.js b/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.treevaluechooser.insert.js
index a99d24cc3a..15ebd6ea0b 100644
--- a/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.treevaluechooser.insert.js
+++ b/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.treevaluechooser.insert.js
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ BI.TreeValueChooserInsertCombo = BI.inherit(BI.AbstractTreeValueChooser, {
     },
 
     populate: function (items) {
-        this._initData(items);
+        if (BI.isNotNull(items)) {
+            this._initData(items);
+        }
         this.combo.populate();
     }
 });
diff --git a/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.treevaluechooser.js b/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.treevaluechooser.js
index b1a11cb5d2..2b567b0876 100644
--- a/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.treevaluechooser.js
+++ b/src/component/treevaluechooser/combo.treevaluechooser.js
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ BI.TreeValueChooserCombo = BI.inherit(BI.AbstractTreeValueChooser, {
     },
 
     populate: function (items) {
-        this._initData(items);
+        if (BI.isNotNull(items)) {
+            this._initData(items);
+        }
         this.combo.populate();
     }
 });
diff --git a/src/component/treevaluechooser/pane.treevaluechooser.js b/src/component/treevaluechooser/pane.treevaluechooser.js
index a8b4443908..39a81d0c4f 100644
--- a/src/component/treevaluechooser/pane.treevaluechooser.js
+++ b/src/component/treevaluechooser/pane.treevaluechooser.js
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ BI.TreeValueChooserPane = BI.inherit(BI.AbstractTreeValueChooser, {
     },
 
     populate: function (items) {
-        this._initData(items);
+        if (BI.isNotNull(items)) {
+            this._initData(items);
+        }
         this.pane.populate();
     }
 });