diff --git a/src/documents/serialisers.py b/src/documents/serialisers.py
index 5ea0e21c8..1c2c6a095 100644
--- a/src/documents/serialisers.py
+++ b/src/documents/serialisers.py
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ class BulkEditSerializer(DocumentListSerializer, SetPermissionsMixin):
         write_only=True,
     )
 
-    parameters = serializers.DictField(allow_empty=True)
+    parameters = serializers.DictField(allow_empty=True, default={}, write_only=True)
 
     def _validate_tag_id_list(self, tags, name="tags"):
         if not isinstance(tags, list):
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_bulk_edit.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_bulk_edit.py
index 7022bc490..10093eb44 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_bulk_edit.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_bulk_edit.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class TestBulkEditAPI(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         response = self.client.post(
             "/api/documents/bulk_edit/",
             json.dumps(
-                {"documents": [self.doc1.id], "method": "delete", "parameters": {}},
+                {"documents": [self.doc1.id], "method": "delete"},
             ),
             content_type="application/json",
         )
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ class TestBulkEditAPI(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(Document.objects.count(), 5)
         response = self.client.post(
             "/api/documents/bulk_edit/",
-            json.dumps({"documents": [-235], "method": "delete", "parameters": {}}),
+            json.dumps({"documents": [-235], "method": "delete"}),
             content_type="application/json",
         )
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ class TestBulkEditAPI(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         response = self.client.post(
             "/api/documents/bulk_edit/",
             json.dumps(
-                {"documents": [self.doc2.id], "method": "add_tag", "parameters": {}},
+                {"documents": [self.doc2.id], "method": "add_tag"},
             ),
             content_type="application/json",
         )
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ class TestBulkEditAPI(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         response = self.client.post(
             "/api/documents/bulk_edit/",
             json.dumps(
-                {"documents": [self.doc2.id], "method": "remove_tag", "parameters": {}},
+                {"documents": [self.doc2.id], "method": "remove_tag"},
             ),
             content_type="application/json",
         )