diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/templates/cart/form.phtml b/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/templates/cart/form.phtml
index e1ab036c7d889..370d70c44d886 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/templates/cart/form.phtml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/templates/cart/form.phtml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                 <span><?= $block->escapeHtml(__('Continue Shopping')) ?></span>
             </a>
         <?php endif; ?>
-        <button type="submit"
+        <button type="button"
                 name="update_cart_action"
                 data-cart-empty=""
                 value="empty_cart"
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/web/js/shopping-cart.js b/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/web/js/shopping-cart.js
index 39bd07f0c73a0..b15599673095f 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/web/js/shopping-cart.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Checkout/view/frontend/web/js/shopping-cart.js
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ define([
         _create: function () {
             var items, i, reload;
 
-            $(this.options.emptyCartButton).on('click', $.proxy(function (event) {
-                if (event.detail === 0) {
-                    return;
-                }
-
+            $(this.options.emptyCartButton).on('click', $.proxy(function () {
                 $(this.options.emptyCartButton).attr('name', 'update_cart_action_temp');
                 $(this.options.updateCartActionContainer)
                     .attr('name', 'update_cart_action').attr('value', 'empty_cart');
+
+                if ($(this.options.emptyCartButton).parents('form').length > 0) {
+                    $(this.options.emptyCartButton).parents('form').submit();
+                }
             }, this));
             items = $.find('[data-role="cart-item-qty"]');