diff --git a/executor.go b/executor.go
index 33c7c6cd8..abd557837 100644
--- a/executor.go
+++ b/executor.go
@@ -3031,7 +3031,7 @@ func (e *executor) executeSetValueField(ctx context.Context, index string, c *pq
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-// executeSetValueField removes value for colID if present
+// executeClearValueField removes value for colID if present
 func (e *executor) executeClearValueField(ctx context.Context, index string, c *pql.Call, f *Field, colID uint64, opt *execOptions) (bool, error) {
 	span, ctx := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "Executor.executeClearValueField")
 	defer span.Finish()
diff --git a/view.go b/view.go
index 334d55d34..815e2a71e 100644
--- a/view.go
+++ b/view.go
@@ -408,9 +408,9 @@ func (v *view) setValue(columnID uint64, bitDepth uint, value int64) (changed bo
 // clearValue removes a specific value assigned to columnID
 func (v *view) clearValue(columnID uint64, bitDepth uint, value int64) (changed bool, err error) {
 	shard := columnID / ShardWidth
-	frag, err := v.CreateFragmentIfNotExists(shard)
-	if err != nil {
-		return changed, err
+	frag := v.Fragment(shard)
+	if frag == nil {
+		return false, nil
 	}
 	return frag.clearValue(columnID, bitDepth, value)
 }