diff --git a/lib/lua.nix b/lib/lua.nix
index 9e67b3f..e871317 100644
--- a/lib/lua.nix
+++ b/lib/lua.nix
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ in rec {
     then
       if isLuaInline args
       then args.expr
-      else if hasAttr "__empty" args
-      then "{ }"
       else
         "{"
         + (concatStringsSep ","
@@ -76,10 +74,7 @@ in rec {
               then toLuaObject v
               else "[${toLuaObject n}] = " + (toLuaObject v))
             (filterAttrs
-              (
-                _: v:
-                  (v != null) && (toLuaObject v != "{}")
-              )
+              (_: v: v != null)
               args)))
         + "}"
     else if isList args
diff --git a/modules/wrapper/rc/config.nix b/modules/wrapper/rc/config.nix
index b50531b..c278562 100644
--- a/modules/wrapper/rc/config.nix
+++ b/modules/wrapper/rc/config.nix
@@ -60,16 +60,11 @@
       config = (attrs) the configuration options for this mapping (noremap, silent...)
     }
     */
-    normalizeAction = action: let
+    normalizeAction = action: {
       # Extract the values of the config options that have been explicitly set by the user
       config =
         filterAttrs (_: v: v != null)
         (getAttrs (attrNames mapConfigOptions) action);
-    in {
-      config =
-        if config == {}
-        then {"__empty" = null;}
-        else config;
       action =
         if action.lua
         then mkLuaInline action.action