diff --git a/src/api/ledger/parse/utils.js b/src/api/ledger/parse/utils.js
index 33241b7c..97d4c071 100644
--- a/src/api/ledger/parse/utils.js
+++ b/src/api/ledger/parse/utils.js
@@ -13,6 +13,26 @@ function removeUndefined(obj: ?Object): ?Object {
   return obj ? _.omit(obj, _.isUndefined) : obj;
 }
 
+function removeEmptyCounterparty(amount) {
+  if (amount.counterparty === '') {
+    delete amount.counterparty;
+  }
+}
+
+function removeEmptyCounterpartyInBalanceChanges(balanceChanges) {
+  _.forEach(balanceChanges, (changes) => {
+    _.forEach(changes, removeEmptyCounterparty);
+  });
+}
+
+function removeEmptyCounterpartyInOrderbookChanges(orderbookChanges) {
+  _.forEach(orderbookChanges, (changes) => {
+    _.forEach(changes, (change) => {
+      _.forEach(change, removeEmptyCounterparty);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
 function parseOutcome(tx: Object): ?Object {
   if (!tx.validated) {
     return undefined;
@@ -20,6 +40,8 @@ function parseOutcome(tx: Object): ?Object {
 
   const balanceChanges = transactionParser.parseBalanceChanges(tx.meta);
   const orderbookChanges = transactionParser.parseOrderBookChanges(tx.meta);
+  removeEmptyCounterpartyInBalanceChanges(balanceChanges);
+  removeEmptyCounterpartyInOrderbookChanges(orderbookChanges);
 
   return {
     result: tx.meta.TransactionResult,
diff --git a/test/fixtures/account-transactions-response.json b/test/fixtures/account-transactions-response.json
index 184cad0e..e55ce92d 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/account-transactions-response.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/account-transactions-response.json
@@ -47,14 +47,12 @@
         ],
         "r9cZA1mLK5R5Am25ArfXFmqgNwjZgnfk59": [
           {
-            "counterparty": "",
             "currency": "XRP",
             "value": "-1.101208"
           }
         ],
         "r9tGqzZgKxVFvzKFdUqXAqTzazWBUia8Qr": [
           {
-            "counterparty": "",
             "currency": "XRP",
             "value": "1.101198"
           },
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@
           {
             "taker_pays": {
               "currency": "XRP",
-              "counterparty": "",
               "value": "-1.101198"
             },
             "taker_gets": {
@@ -136,14 +133,12 @@
         ],
         "r9cZA1mLK5R5Am25ArfXFmqgNwjZgnfk59": [
           {
-            "counterparty": "",
             "currency": "XRP",
             "value": "-1.101208"
           }
         ],
         "r9tGqzZgKxVFvzKFdUqXAqTzazWBUia8Qr": [
           {
-            "counterparty": "",
             "currency": "XRP",
             "value": "1.101198"
           },
@@ -159,7 +154,6 @@
           {
             "taker_pays": {
               "currency": "XRP",
-              "counterparty": "",
               "value": "-1.101198"
             },
             "taker_gets": {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transaction-response.json b/test/fixtures/transaction-response.json
index 339e01ee..cd266c4c 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/transaction-response.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/transaction-response.json
@@ -47,14 +47,12 @@
       ],
       "r9cZA1mLK5R5Am25ArfXFmqgNwjZgnfk59": [
         {
-          "counterparty": "",
           "currency": "XRP",
           "value": "-1.101208"
         }
       ],
       "r9tGqzZgKxVFvzKFdUqXAqTzazWBUia8Qr": [
         {
-          "counterparty": "",
           "currency": "XRP",
           "value": "1.101198"
         },
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@
         {
           "taker_pays": {
             "currency": "XRP",
-            "counterparty": "",
             "value": "-1.101198"
           },
           "taker_gets": {