diff --git a/app/controllers/hyrax/etds_controller.rb b/app/controllers/hyrax/etds_controller.rb
index 326f6e303..816937233 100644
--- a/app/controllers/hyrax/etds_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/hyrax/etds_controller.rb
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ def update
       end
 
       if params['request_from_form'] == 'true'
+        curation_concern.committee_chair = nil
+        curation_concern.committee_members = nil
         update_with_response_for_form
       else
         super
diff --git a/app/models/etd.rb b/app/models/etd.rb
index 81f37f4b0..33381ca2a 100644
--- a/app/models/etd.rb
+++ b/app/models/etd.rb
@@ -209,12 +209,10 @@ def set_research_field_ids
   end
 
   def index_committee_chair_name
-    return unless committee_chair && committee_chair.first
     self.committee_chair_name = committee_chair.map(&:name_and_affiliation)
   end
 
   def index_committee_members_names
-    return unless committee_members && committee_members.first
     self.committee_members_names = committee_members.map(&:name_and_affiliation)
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/hyrax/etds_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/hyrax/etds_controller_spec.rb
index 091b22dc4..0c9e40014 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/hyrax/etds_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/hyrax/etds_controller_spec.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,43 @@
       etd.reload
     end
 
+    context 'editing or removing committee members and chairs' do
+      let(:etd) { FactoryBot.build(:etd, default_attrs.merge(committee_chair_attributes: [arthur, lancelot], committee_members_attributes: [morgan, guin])) }
+
+      let(:arthur) { { name: ['Arthur'], affiliation: ['Emory University'] } }
+      let(:lancelot) { { name: ['Lancelot'], affiliation: ['Another University'] } }
+      let(:morgan) { { name: ['Morgan'], affiliation: ['Emory University'] } }
+      let(:guin) { { name: ['Guinevere'], affiliation: ['Another University'] } }
+
+      let(:new_attrs) do
+        {
+          committee_chair_attributes: { '0' => new_arthur },
+          committee_members_attributes: { '0' => new_morgan }
+        }
+      end
+
+      let(:new_arthur) { { name: ['Arthur (edited)'], affiliation: ['Edited University'] } }
+      let(:new_morgan) { { name: ['Morgan (edited)'], affiliation: ['Emory University'] } }
+
+      before do
+        new_ui = Rails.application.config_for(:new_ui).fetch('enabled', false)
+        skip('This spec will fail if not using new UI') unless new_ui
+
+        patch :update, params: { id: etd, etd: new_attrs, request_from_form: 'true' }
+        etd.reload # Test persisted state
+      end
+
+      it 'updates committee members and chairs' do
+        expect(etd.committee_chair.count).to eq 1
+        expect(etd.committee_chair.first.name).to eq ['Arthur (edited)']
+        expect(etd.committee_chair.first.affiliation).to eq ['Edited University']
+
+        expect(etd.committee_members.count).to eq 1
+        expect(etd.committee_members.first.name).to eq ['Morgan (edited)']
+        expect(etd.committee_members.first.affiliation).to eq ['Emory University']
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'adding a new supplemental file' do
       let(:uf) { FactoryBot.create(:uploaded_file, :supplementary, title: ['old uf title'], user_id: user.id) }
 
diff --git a/spec/models/etd_spec.rb b/spec/models/etd_spec.rb
index 9021b3090..831a69b2c 100644
--- a/spec/models/etd_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/etd_spec.rb
@@ -192,6 +192,22 @@
       etd.reload # Make sure the new data is persisted
       expect(etd.committee_chair_name).to contain_exactly('New Name, Emory University')
     end
+
+    it "updates committee_members_names when committee members are deleted" do
+      expect(etd.committee_members_names).to contain_exactly("Manns, Joseph, Emory University", "Craighead, W Edward, Emory University")
+      etd.committee_members = nil
+      etd.save!
+      etd.reload # Make sure the new data is persisted
+      expect(etd.committee_members_names).to eq []
+    end
+
+    it "updates committee_chair_name when committee chairs are deleted" do
+      expect(etd.committee_chair_name).to eq ['Treadway, Michael T, Emory University']
+      etd.committee_chair = nil
+      etd.save!
+      etd.reload # Make sure the new data is persisted
+      expect(etd.committee_chair_name).to eq []
+    end
   end
 
   context "committee members" do