diff --git a/executor.go b/executor.go
index abd557837..db53dad27 100644
--- a/executor.go
+++ b/executor.go
@@ -2650,6 +2650,14 @@ func (e *executor) executeClearBit(ctx context.Context, index string, c *pql.Cal
 	span, ctx := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "Executor.executeClearBit")
 	defer span.Finish()
 
+	// Read colID
+	colID, ok, err := c.UintArg("_" + columnLabel)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("reading Clear() column: %v", err)
+	} else if !ok {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("column argument to Clear(<COLUMN>, <FIELD>=<ROW>) required")
+	}
+	// Read field name.
 	fieldName, err := c.FieldArg()
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, errors.New("Clear() argument required: field")
@@ -2664,19 +2672,12 @@ func (e *executor) executeClearBit(ctx context.Context, index string, c *pql.Cal
 	if f == nil {
 		return false, ErrFieldNotFound
 	}
-	// Read fields using labels.
-	rowID, ok, err := c.UintArg(fieldName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("reading Clear() row: %v", err)
-	} else if !ok {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("row=<row> argument required to Clear() call")
-	}
 
-	colID, ok, err := c.UintArg("_" + columnLabel)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("reading Clear() column: %v", err)
-	} else if !ok {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("column argument to Clear(<COLUMN>, <FIELD>=<ROW>) required")
+	// Clear column on existence field
+	if ef := idx.existenceField(); ef != nil {
+		if _, err := ef.ClearBit(0, colID); err != nil {
+			return false, errors.Wrap(err, "clearing existence column")
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Int field.
@@ -2684,6 +2685,13 @@ func (e *executor) executeClearBit(ctx context.Context, index string, c *pql.Cal
 		return e.executeClearValueField(ctx, index, c, f, colID, opt)
 	}
 
+	rowID, ok, err := c.UintArg(fieldName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("reading Clear() row: %v", err)
+	} else if !ok {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("row=<row> argument required to Clear() call")
+	}
+
 	return e.executeClearBitField(ctx, index, c, f, colID, rowID, opt)
 }
 
diff --git a/field.go b/field.go
index 06bb2ca1d..86c5204a8 100644
--- a/field.go
+++ b/field.go
@@ -1188,12 +1188,10 @@ func (f *Field) SetValue(columnID uint64, value int64) (changed bool, err error)
 
 // ClearValue removes a field value for a column.
 func (f *Field) ClearValue(columnID uint64) (changed bool, err error) {
-	// Fetch bsiGroup & validate min/max.
 	bsig := f.bsiGroup(f.name)
 	if bsig == nil {
 		return false, ErrBSIGroupNotFound
 	}
-
 	// Fetch target view.
 	view := f.view(viewBSIGroupPrefix + f.name)
 	if view == nil {