diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0010fbf09..1d07542c1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ app/cypress/videos
 app/cypress/screenshots
 app/build
 .env
+yarn-error.log
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 896980f26..b52475e88 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^2.3.1",
     "chai": "^4.1.2",
     "chai-as-promised": "^7.1.1",
+    "chai-change": "^2.1.2",
     "concurrently": "^5.1.0",
     "core-js": "2.5.7",
     "cspell": "^4.0.44",
diff --git a/src/backend/adapters/record/base-record.spec.ts b/src/backend/adapters/record/base-record.spec.ts
index 317ba22c3..826c439fa 100644
--- a/src/backend/adapters/record/base-record.spec.ts
+++ b/src/backend/adapters/record/base-record.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import chai, { expect } from 'chai'
+import chaiChange from 'chai-change'
 import sinon from 'sinon'
 import chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised'
 import { ParamsType } from './params.type'
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import BaseProperty from '../property/base-property'
 import ValidationError, { PropertyErrors } from '../../utils/errors/validation-error'
 
 chai.use(chaiAsPromised)
+chai.use(chaiChange)
 
 describe('Record', function () {
   let record: BaseRecord
@@ -211,5 +213,14 @@ describe('Record', function () {
 
       expect((record as any).populated.value).to.equal(populated.value)
     })
+
+    it('clears populated field when record is null or undefined', () => {
+      record = new BaseRecord(params, {} as BaseResource)
+      record.populate('value', 'something' as any)
+
+      expect(() => {
+        record.populate('value', null)
+      }).to.alter(() => record.populated.value, { from: 'something', to: undefined })
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/backend/adapters/record/base-record.ts b/src/backend/adapters/record/base-record.ts
index a27b4b26b..8480b4d8f 100644
--- a/src/backend/adapters/record/base-record.ts
+++ b/src/backend/adapters/record/base-record.ts
@@ -164,11 +164,17 @@ class BaseRecord {
   /**
    * Populate record relations
    *
-   * @param   {string}  propertyPath  name of the property which should be populated
-   * @param   {BaseRecord}  record    record to which property relates
-   */
-  populate(propertyPath: string, record: BaseRecord): void {
-    this.populated[propertyPath] = record
+   * @param   {string}  propertyPath           name of the property which should be populated
+   * @param   {BaseRecord | null}  [record]    record to which property relates. If record is null
+   *                                           or undefined - function clears the previous value
+   */
+  populate(propertyPath: string, record?: BaseRecord | null): void {
+    if (record === null || typeof record === 'undefined') {
+      const { [propertyPath]: oldValue, ...rest } = this.populated
+      this.populated = rest
+    } else {
+      this.populated[propertyPath] = record
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/vendor-types/chai-change/index.d.ts b/vendor-types/chai-change/index.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2db2e3698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor-types/chai-change/index.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+declare namespace Chai {
+  type AlterOptions = {
+    from: any;
+    to: any;
+    by?: any;
+  }
+
+  interface Assertion {
+    alter: (value: () => any, options?: AlterOptions) => Chai.Assertion;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ddddad348..da31080b8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2917,6 +2917,11 @@ chai-as-promised@^7.1.1:
   dependencies:
     check-error "^1.0.2"
 
+chai-change@^2.1.2:
+  version "2.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chai-change/-/chai-change-2.1.2.tgz#1231cdf8bf5930eea1fab72b5cc4864e5bcae7f6"
+  integrity sha1-EjHN+L9ZMO6h+rcrXMSGTlvK5/Y=
+
 chai@^4.1.2:
   version "4.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chai/-/chai-4.2.0.tgz#760aa72cf20e3795e84b12877ce0e83737aa29e5"