diff --git a/packages/components/package-lock.json b/packages/components/package-lock.json
index 208e60e1fc..1544dfb6ba 100644
--- a/packages/components/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/components/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@labkey/components",
-  "version": "6.58.7",
+  "version": "6.58.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@labkey/components",
-      "version": "6.58.7",
+      "version": "6.58.8",
       "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.txt",
       "dependencies": {
         "@hello-pangea/dnd": "18.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/components/package.json b/packages/components/package.json
index b19c55b9cd..b58560ed0d 100644
--- a/packages/components/package.json
+++ b/packages/components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@labkey/components",
-  "version": "6.58.7",
+  "version": "6.58.8",
   "description": "Components, models, actions, and utility functions for LabKey applications and pages",
   "sideEffects": false,
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/components/releaseNotes/components.md b/packages/components/releaseNotes/components.md
index c0df6235dd..c215b665b3 100644
--- a/packages/components/releaseNotes/components.md
+++ b/packages/components/releaseNotes/components.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # @labkey/components
 Components, models, actions, and utility functions for LabKey applications and pages
 
+### version 6.58.8
+*Released*: 29 August 2025
+- Issue 53773: Updating a field whose name contains a space via file will silently be ignored if the space is not included in the file
+  - Stop aggressively infer column based on removed internal spaces
+
 ### version 6.58.7
 *Released*: 29 August 2025
 - Update default audit level
diff --git a/packages/components/src/index.ts b/packages/components/src/index.ts
index 79fca6f872..9dcb8ed325 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/index.ts
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ import {
     SAMPLE_DATA_EXPORT_CONFIG,
     SAMPLE_ID_FIND_FIELD,
     SAMPLE_INSERT_EXTRA_COLUMNS,
+    SAMPLE_IMPORT_EXTRA_ALLOWED_COLUMNS,
     SAMPLE_STATE_COLUMN_NAME,
     SAMPLE_STATE_TYPE_COLUMN_NAME,
     SAMPLE_STATUS_REQUIRED_COLUMNS,
@@ -1678,6 +1679,7 @@ export {
     SAMPLE_ID_FIELD_KEY,
     SAMPLE_ID_FIND_FIELD,
     SAMPLE_INSERT_EXTRA_COLUMNS,
+    SAMPLE_IMPORT_EXTRA_ALLOWED_COLUMNS,
     SAMPLE_STATE_COLUMN_NAME,
     SAMPLE_STATE_TYPE_COLUMN_NAME,
     SAMPLE_STATUS_REQUIRED_COLUMNS,
diff --git a/packages/components/src/internal/components/samples/constants.ts b/packages/components/src/internal/components/samples/constants.ts
index e638699432..82d84f7ced 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/internal/components/samples/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/internal/components/samples/constants.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ export const SAMPLE_STORAGE_COLUMNS_WITH_SUBSELECT_EXPR = [
 ];
 
 export const SAMPLE_INSERT_EXTRA_COLUMNS = [...AMOUNT_AND_UNITS_COLUMNS, ...SAMPLE_STORAGE_COLUMNS, ALIQUOTED_FROM_COL];
+export const SAMPLE_IMPORT_EXTRA_ALLOWED_COLUMNS = [...SAMPLE_INSERT_EXTRA_COLUMNS, "SampleID", "EnteredStorage", "ExpirationDate"];
 
 // those lookup values are at Home project level, no need to reload on target folder change
 export const SAMPLE_ALL_PROJECT_LOOKUP_FIELDS = ['SampleState', 'Units'];
diff --git a/packages/components/src/public/QueryColumn.ts b/packages/components/src/public/QueryColumn.ts
index 5c1f80217d..f2e47a0b15 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/public/QueryColumn.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/public/QueryColumn.ts
@@ -459,7 +459,6 @@ export class QueryColumn implements IQueryColumn {
         const isLineageLookup = this.isAncestorInput() || this.isExpInput();
         return (
             (!isLineageLookup && this.caption?.toLowerCase() === lcName) ||
-            (!isLineageLookup && this.caption?.replaceAll(' ', '').toLowerCase() === lcName) || // Issue 52193: allow for "SampleID" when caption is "Sample ID", but don't match for simply fewer spaces
             this.name?.toLowerCase() === lcName ||
             this.fieldKey?.toLowerCase() === lcName
         );