diff --git a/members/memberentry.pl b/members/memberentry.pl
index 4dd3bfd052..7e9f8523c7 100755
--- a/members/memberentry.pl
+++ b/members/memberentry.pl
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ if ( $op eq 'insert' || $op eq 'modify' || $op eq 'save' || $op eq 'duplicate' )
 # remove keys from %newdata that is not part of patron's attributes
 {
     my @keys_to_delete = (
+        qr/^flags$/,
         qr/^BorrowerMandatoryField$/,
         qr/^category_type$/,
         qr/^check_member$/,
diff --git a/opac/opac-memberentry.pl b/opac/opac-memberentry.pl
index 8e934e50d2..895ba921c1 100755
--- a/opac/opac-memberentry.pl
+++ b/opac/opac-memberentry.pl
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ sub ParseCgiForBorrower {
     # Replace checkbox 'agreed' by datetime in gdpr_proc_consent
     $borrower{gdpr_proc_consent} = dt_from_string if  $borrower{gdpr_proc_consent} && $borrower{gdpr_proc_consent} eq 'agreed';
 
+    delete $borrower{flags};
     return %borrower;
 }