diff --git a/common/src/app/common/files/migrations.cljc b/common/src/app/common/files/migrations.cljc
index 1a1efd807d..6971b5d234 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/files/migrations.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/files/migrations.cljc
@@ -1766,6 +1766,17 @@
         (update :pages-index d/update-vals update-container)
         (d/update-when :components d/update-vals update-container))))
 
+(defmethod migrate-data "0017-remove-unneeded-objects-from-components"
+  [data _]
+  ;; Some components have an `:objects` attribute, despite not being
+  ;; deleted. This migration removes it.
+  (letfn [(check-component [component]
+            (if (and (not (:deleted component))
+                     (contains? component :objects))
+              (dissoc component :objects)
+              component))]
+    (d/update-when data :components check-component)))
+
 (def available-migrations
   (into (d/ordered-set)
         ["legacy-2"
diff --git a/common/src/app/common/files/repair.cljc b/common/src/app/common/files/repair.cljc
index eaa70209a2..925e2c714b 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/files/repair.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/files/repair.cljc
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@
         (pcb/update-shapes [(:id shape)] repair-shape))))
 
 (defmethod repair-error :component-nil-objects-not-allowed
-  [_ {:keys [shape] :as error} file-data _]
+  [_ {component :shape} file-data _]   ; in this error the :shape argument is the component
   (let [repair-component
         (fn [component]
           ; Remove the objects key, or set it to {} if the component is deleted
@@ -511,10 +511,26 @@
               (log/debug :hint "  -> remove :objects")
               (dissoc component :objects))))]
 
-    (log/dbg :hint "repairing component :component-nil-objects-not-allowed" :id (:id shape) :name (:name shape))
+    (log/dbg :hint "repairing component :component-nil-objects-not-allowed" :id (:id component) :name (:name component))
     (-> (pcb/empty-changes nil)
         (pcb/with-library-data file-data)
-        (pcb/update-component (:id shape) repair-component))))
+        (pcb/update-component (:id component) repair-component))))
+
+(defmethod repair-error :non-deleted-component-cannot-have-objects
+  [_ {component :shape} file-data _]   ; in this error the :shape argument is the component
+  (let [repair-component
+        (fn [component]
+          ; Remove the :objects field
+          (if-not (:deleted component)
+            (do
+              (log/debug :hint "  -> remove :objects")
+              (dissoc component :objects))
+            component))]
+
+    (log/dbg :hint "repairing component :non-deleted-component-cannot-have-objects" :id (:id component) :name (:name component))
+    (-> (pcb/empty-changes nil)
+        (pcb/with-library-data file-data)
+        (pcb/update-component (:id component) repair-component))))
 
 (defmethod repair-error :invalid-text-touched
   [_ {:keys [shape page-id] :as error} file-data _]
diff --git a/common/src/app/common/files/validate.cljc b/common/src/app/common/files/validate.cljc
index 5b0e1d74d4..a61c8d05a1 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/files/validate.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/files/validate.cljc
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     :not-head-copy-not-allowed
     :not-component-not-allowed
     :component-nil-objects-not-allowed
+    :non-deleted-component-cannot-have-objects
     :instance-head-not-frame
     :invalid-text-touched
     :misplaced-slot
@@ -648,6 +649,13 @@
                     "Component main not allowed inside other component"
                     main-instance file component-page))))
 
+(defn- check-not-objects
+  [component file]
+  (when (d/not-empty? (:objects component))
+    (report-error :non-deleted-component-cannot-have-objects
+                  "A non-deleted component cannot have shapes inside"
+                  component file nil)))
+
 (defn- check-component
   "Validate semantic coherence of a component. Report all errors found."
   [component file]
@@ -656,7 +664,8 @@
                   "Objects list cannot be nil"
                   component file nil))
   (when-not (:deleted component)
-    (check-main-inside-main component file))
+    (check-main-inside-main component file)
+    (check-not-objects component file))
   (when (:deleted component)
     (check-component-duplicate-swap-slot component file)
     (check-ref-cycles component file))
diff --git a/common/src/app/common/types/components_list.cljc b/common/src/app/common/types/components_list.cljc
index c4f3a66063..be92b16999 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/types/components_list.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/types/components_list.cljc
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
                                        (some? objects)
                                        (assoc :objects objects)
 
+                                       (nil? objects)
+                                       (dissoc :objects)
+
                                        (some? modified-at)
                                        (assoc :modified-at modified-at)