diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.html
index 589739d78..b547b8505 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         [showCounts]="!this.selectionSpansPages"
         [showRemoveAll]="this.selectionSpansPages"
         (open)="tagsDropdownOpen()"
-        (removeAll)="applyTags([], true)"
+        (removeAll)="removeAllTags()"
         (editingComplete)="applyTags($event)">
       </app-filterable-dropdown>
       <app-filterable-dropdown class="mr-2 mr-md-3" title="Correspondent" icon="person-fill" singular="true"
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         [showCounts]="!this.selectionSpansPages"
         [showRemoveAll]="this.selectionSpansPages"
         (open)="correspondentsDropdownOpen()"
-        (removeAll)="applyCorrespondent([], true)"
+        (removeAll)="removeAllCorrespondents()"
         (editingComplete)="applyCorrespondent($event)">
       </app-filterable-dropdown>
       <app-filterable-dropdown class="mr-2 mr-md-3" title="Document Type" icon="file-earmark-fill" singular="true"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         [showCounts]="!this.selectionSpansPages"
         [showRemoveAll]="this.selectionSpansPages"
         (open)="documentTypesDropdownOpen()"
-        (removeAll)="applyDocumentType([], true)"
+        (removeAll)="removeAllDocumentTypes()"
         (editingComplete)="applyDocumentType($event)">
       </app-filterable-dropdown>
     </div>
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.ts
index 56ccfae53..c88a44e25 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.ts
@@ -149,24 +149,36 @@ export class BulkEditorComponent {
     this.initialDocumentTypesToggleableItems = this._documentTypesToggleableItems
   }
 
-  applyTags(newTagsToggleableItems: ToggleableItem[], forceApply:boolean = false) {
+  applyTags(newTagsToggleableItems: ToggleableItem[]) {
     let changedTags = this.checkForChangedItems(this.initialTagsToggleableItems, newTagsToggleableItems)
     if (changedTags.itemsToAdd.length > 0) this.setTags.emit(changedTags.itemsToAdd)
     if (changedTags.itemsToRemove.length > 0) this.removeTags.emit(changedTags.itemsToRemove)
   }
 
-  applyCorrespondent(newCorrespondentsToggleableItems: ToggleableItem[], forceApply:boolean = false) {
+  removeAllTags() {
+    this.setTags.emit(null)
+  }
+
+  applyCorrespondent(newCorrespondentsToggleableItems: ToggleableItem[]) {
     let changedCorrespondents = this.checkForChangedItems(this.initialCorrespondentsToggleableItems, newCorrespondentsToggleableItems)
     if (changedCorrespondents.itemsToAdd.length > 0) this.setCorrespondent.emit(changedCorrespondents.itemsToAdd[0])
     else if (changedCorrespondents.itemsToRemove.length > 0) this.removeCorrespondents.emit(changedCorrespondents.itemsToRemove)
   }
 
-  applyDocumentType(newDocumentTypesToggleableItems: ToggleableItem[], forceApply:boolean = false) {
+  removeAllCorrespondents() {
+    this.setDocumentType.emit(null)
+  }
+
+  applyDocumentType(newDocumentTypesToggleableItems: ToggleableItem[]) {
     let changedDocumentTypes = this.checkForChangedItems(this.initialDocumentTypesToggleableItems, newDocumentTypesToggleableItems)
     if (changedDocumentTypes.itemsToAdd.length > 0) this.setDocumentType.emit(changedDocumentTypes.itemsToAdd[0])
     else if (changedDocumentTypes.itemsToRemove.length > 0) this.removeDocumentTypes.emit(changedDocumentTypes.itemsToRemove)
   }
 
+  removeAllDocumentTypes() {
+    this.setDocumentType.emit(null)
+  }
+
   checkForChangedItems(toggleableItemsA: ToggleableItem[], toggleableItemsB: ToggleableItem[]): ChangedItems {
     let itemsToAdd: any[] = []
     let itemsToRemove: any[] = []