diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/media-text/deprecated.js b/packages/block-library/src/media-text/deprecated.js
index 2d061213dface..93366f827055b 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/media-text/deprecated.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/media-text/deprecated.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * External dependencies
  */
 import classnames from 'classnames';
-import { isEmpty } from 'lodash';
 
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ const v6 = {
 		} = attributes;
 		const mediaSizeSlug =
 			attributes.mediaSizeSlug || DEFAULT_MEDIA_SIZE_SLUG;
-		const newRel = isEmpty( rel ) ? undefined : rel;
+		const newRel = ! rel ? undefined : rel;
 
 		const imageClasses = classnames( {
 			[ `wp-image-${ mediaId }` ]: mediaId && mediaType === 'image',
@@ -387,7 +386,7 @@ const v5 = {
 		} = attributes;
 		const mediaSizeSlug =
 			attributes.mediaSizeSlug || DEFAULT_MEDIA_SIZE_SLUG;
-		const newRel = isEmpty( rel ) ? undefined : rel;
+		const newRel = ! rel ? undefined : rel;
 
 		const imageClasses = classnames( {
 			[ `wp-image-${ mediaId }` ]: mediaId && mediaType === 'image',
@@ -501,7 +500,7 @@ const v4 = {
 		} = attributes;
 		const mediaSizeSlug =
 			attributes.mediaSizeSlug || DEFAULT_MEDIA_SIZE_SLUG;
-		const newRel = isEmpty( rel ) ? undefined : rel;
+		const newRel = ! rel ? undefined : rel;
 
 		const imageClasses = classnames( {
 			[ `wp-image-${ mediaId }` ]: mediaId && mediaType === 'image',
@@ -646,7 +645,7 @@ const v3 = {
 			linkTarget,
 			rel,
 		} = attributes;
-		const newRel = isEmpty( rel ) ? undefined : rel;
+		const newRel = ! rel ? undefined : rel;
 
 		let image = (
 			<img
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/media-text/save.js b/packages/block-library/src/media-text/save.js
index 9c8607278cbe9..0a2b1ab3d3946 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/media-text/save.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/media-text/save.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * External dependencies
  */
 import classnames from 'classnames';
-import { isEmpty } from 'lodash';
 
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ export default function save( { attributes } ) {
 		rel,
 	} = attributes;
 	const mediaSizeSlug = attributes.mediaSizeSlug || DEFAULT_MEDIA_SIZE_SLUG;
-	const newRel = isEmpty( rel ) ? undefined : rel;
+	const newRel = ! rel ? undefined : rel;
 
 	const imageClasses = classnames( {
 		[ `wp-image-${ mediaId }` ]: mediaId && mediaType === 'image',