diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/BaseEntityImportService.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/BaseEntityImportService.java
index 285401e3bd..26c5a869f9 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/BaseEntityImportService.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/BaseEntityImportService.java
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ public abstract class BaseEntityImportService<I extends EntityId, E extends Expo
 
     protected void cleanupForComparison(E e) {
         e.setTenantId(null);
-        e.setExternalId(null);
         e.setCreatedTime(0);
     }