diff --git a/Koha/Patrons/Import.pm b/Koha/Patrons/Import.pm
index 3437f38c35..f1bb06e3a9 100644
--- a/Koha/Patrons/Import.pm
+++ b/Koha/Patrons/Import.pm
@@ -217,6 +217,20 @@ sub import_patrons {
             next LINE;
         }
 
+        my $relationship        = $borrower{relationship};
+        my $guarantor_id        = $borrower{guarantor_id};
+        delete $borrower{relationship};
+        delete $borrower{guarantor_id};
+
+        # Remove warning for int datatype that cannot be null
+        # Argument "" isn't numeric in numeric eq (==) at /usr/share/perl5/DBIx/Class/Row.pm line 1018
+        for my $field (
+            qw( privacy privacy_guarantor_fines privacy_guarantor_checkouts anonymized login_attempts ))
+        {
+            delete $borrower{$field}
+              if exists $borrower{$field} and $borrower{$field} eq "";
+        }
+
         if ($borrowernumber) {
 
             # borrower exists