diff --git a/chia/cmds/wallet.py b/chia/cmds/wallet.py
index b8416a72d145..2e0fda2bb9d1 100644
--- a/chia/cmds/wallet.py
+++ b/chia/cmds/wallet.py
@@ -513,9 +513,9 @@ def nft_wallet_create_cmd(
 @click.option("-ta", "--target-address", help="Target address", type=str)
 @click.option("-nh", "--hash", help="NFT content hash", type=str, required=True)
 @click.option("-u", "--uris", help="Comma separated list of URIs", type=str, required=True)
-@click.option("-mh", "--metadata-hash", help="NFT metadata hash", type=str, default="00")
+@click.option("-mh", "--metadata-hash", help="NFT metadata hash", type=str, default="")
 @click.option("-mu", "--metadata-uris", help="Comma separated list of metadata URIs", type=str)
-@click.option("-lh", "--license-hash", help="NFT license hash", type=str, default="00")
+@click.option("-lh", "--license-hash", help="NFT license hash", type=str, default="")
 @click.option("-lu", "--license-uris", help="Comma separated list of license URIs", type=str)
 @click.option("-st", "--series-total", help="NFT series total number", type=int, default=1, show_default=True)
 @click.option("-sn", "--series-number", help="NFT seriese number", type=int, default=1, show_default=True)
diff --git a/chia/rpc/wallet_rpc_api.py b/chia/rpc/wallet_rpc_api.py
index 44b0cab0e4b2..fdcc94c997ad 100644
--- a/chia/rpc/wallet_rpc_api.py
+++ b/chia/rpc/wallet_rpc_api.py
@@ -1362,18 +1362,19 @@ class WalletRpcApi:
             return {"success": False, "error": "Metadata URIs must be a list"}
         if not isinstance(request.get("license_uris", []), list):
             return {"success": False, "error": "License URIs must be a list"}
-        metadata = Program.to(
-            [
-                ("u", request["uris"]),
-                ("h", hexstr_to_bytes(request["hash"])),
-                ("mu", request.get("meta_uris", [])),
-                ("mh", hexstr_to_bytes(request.get("meta_hash", "00"))),
-                ("lu", request.get("license_uris", [])),
-                ("lh", hexstr_to_bytes(request.get("license_hash", "00"))),
-                ("sn", uint64(request.get("series_number", 1))),
-                ("st", uint64(request.get("series_total", 1))),
-            ]
-        )
+        metadata_list = [
+            ("u", request["uris"]),
+            ("h", hexstr_to_bytes(request["hash"])),
+            ("mu", request.get("meta_uris", [])),
+            ("lu", request.get("license_uris", [])),
+            ("sn", uint64(request.get("series_number", 1))),
+            ("st", uint64(request.get("series_total", 1))),
+        ]
+        if "meta_hash" in request and len(request["meta_hash"]) > 0:
+            metadata_list.append(("mh", hexstr_to_bytes(request["meta_hash"])))
+        if "license_hash" in request and len(request["license_hash"]) > 0:
+            metadata_list.append(("lh", hexstr_to_bytes(request["license_hash"])))
+        metadata = Program.to(metadata_list)
         fee = uint64(request.get("fee", 0))
         did_id = request.get("did_id", None)
         if did_id is not None:
diff --git a/chia/rpc/wallet_rpc_client.py b/chia/rpc/wallet_rpc_client.py
index 637da8be0664..07e1161cb266 100644
--- a/chia/rpc/wallet_rpc_client.py
+++ b/chia/rpc/wallet_rpc_client.py
@@ -591,9 +591,9 @@ class WalletRpcClient(RpcClient):
         target_address,
         hash,
         uris,
-        meta_hash="00",
+        meta_hash="",
         meta_uris=[],
-        license_hash="00",
+        license_hash="",
         license_uris=[],
         series_total=1,
         series_number=1,
diff --git a/tests/wallet/nft_wallet/test_nft_offers.py b/tests/wallet/nft_wallet/test_nft_offers.py
index 1d3be2c3e3f0..63ef77920a21 100644
--- a/tests/wallet/nft_wallet/test_nft_offers.py
+++ b/tests/wallet/nft_wallet/test_nft_offers.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from chia.simulator.simulator_protocol import FarmNewBlockProtocol
 from chia.types.blockchain_format.program import Program
 from chia.types.blockchain_format.sized_bytes import bytes32
 from chia.types.peer_info import PeerInfo
-from chia.util.byte_types import hexstr_to_bytes
 from chia.util.ints import uint16, uint32, uint64
 from chia.wallet.cat_wallet.cat_wallet import CATWallet
 from chia.wallet.nft_wallet.nft_wallet import NFTWallet
@@ -395,9 +394,7 @@ async def test_nft_offer_with_metadata_update(two_wallet_nodes: Any, trusted: An
             ("u", ["https://www.chia.net/img/branding/chia-logo.svg"]),
             ("h", "0xD4584AD463139FA8C0D9F68F4B59F185"),
             ("mu", []),
-            ("mh", hexstr_to_bytes("00")),
             ("lu", []),
-            ("lh", hexstr_to_bytes("00")),
             ("sn", uint64(1)),
             ("st", uint64(1)),
         ]
diff --git a/tests/wallet/nft_wallet/test_nft_wallet.py b/tests/wallet/nft_wallet/test_nft_wallet.py
index 62ffac5b3155..ed80ea772481 100644
--- a/tests/wallet/nft_wallet/test_nft_wallet.py
+++ b/tests/wallet/nft_wallet/test_nft_wallet.py
@@ -457,9 +457,7 @@ async def test_nft_wallet_rpc_update_metadata(two_wallet_nodes: Any, trusted: An
                 ("u", ["https://www.chia.net/img/branding/chia-logo.svg"]),
                 ("h", hexstr_to_bytes("0xD4584AD463139FA8C0D9F68F4B59F185")),
                 ("mu", []),
-                ("mh", hexstr_to_bytes("00")),
                 ("lu", []),
-                ("lh", hexstr_to_bytes("00")),
                 ("sn", uint64(1)),
                 ("st", uint64(1)),
             ]