diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 16f304ac..752303de 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ gem 'resource_api', git: 'https://github.com/performant-software/resource-api.gi
 gem 'jwt_auth', git: 'https://github.com/performant-software/jwt-auth.git', tag: 'v0.1.3'
 
 # Core data
-gem 'core_data_connector', git: 'https://github.com/performant-software/core-data-connector.git', tag: 'v0.1.103'
+gem 'core_data_connector', git: 'https://github.com/performant-software/core-data-connector.git', tag: 'v0.1.104'
 
 # IIIF
 gem 'triple_eye_effable', git: 'https://github.com/performant-software/triple-eye-effable.git', tag: 'v0.2.7'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index a66f8724..8ec38140 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 GIT
   remote: https://github.com/performant-software/core-data-connector.git
-  revision: e16f738ed177b6a90943d523849839cd109c1dbb
-  tag: v0.1.103
+  revision: d4a600c56a42b38cddfcabe74e486ae6e6cb8f30
+  tag: v0.1.104
   specs:
     core_data_connector (0.1.0)
       activerecord-postgis-adapter (~> 11.0)
diff --git a/client/src/components/PlaceForm.js b/client/src/components/PlaceForm.js
index f74f605e..6bd4a96e 100644
--- a/client/src/components/PlaceForm.js
+++ b/client/src/components/PlaceForm.js
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ const PlaceForm = (props: Props) => {
    */
   const [geocoding, setGeocoding] = useState(MapSessionUtils.restoreSession('mapView', localStorage).geocoding);
 
+  /**
+   * Tracks map geometry data independently of props.item
+   */
+  const [mapData, setMapData] = useState(null);
+
   /**
    * Updates localStorage to persist geocoding setting across pages.
    */
@@ -108,12 +113,28 @@ const PlaceForm = (props: Props) => {
     return null;
   }, []);
 
+  /**
+   * Sets map geometry data on the item, destroying any existing geometry record
+   * if all geometry is deleted. 
+   */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (mapData !== null) {
+      if (props.item.place_geometry?.id && mapData.geometry_json.features?.length === 0) {
+        props.onSetState({
+          place_geometry: { id: props.item.place_geometry.id, _destroy: true }
+        });
+      } else {
+        props.onSetState({ place_geometry: mapData })
+      }
+    }
+  }, [mapData, props.item.place_geometry?.id]);
+
   /**
    * Sets the new map geometries on the state.
    *
    * @type {function(*): *}
    */
-  const onMapChange = useCallback((data) => props.onSetState({ place_geometry: { geometry_json: data } }), []);
+  const onMapChange = useCallback((data) => setMapData({ geometry_json: data }), []);
 
   /**
    * Sets the uploaded file as the GeoJSON object.