diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/medusa-service.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/medusa-service.ts
index 09ab935774..16cb23f586 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/medusa-service.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/medusa-service.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ import {
   upperCaseFirst,
 } from "../common"
 import { DmlEntity } from "../dml"
+import { CommonEvents } from "../event-bus"
 import { EmitEvents, InjectManager, MedusaContext } from "./decorators"
 import { Modules } from "./definition"
+import { moduleEventBuilderFactory } from "./event-builder-factory"
 import { buildModelsNameToLinkableKeysMap } from "./joiner-config-builder"
 import {
   BaseMethods,
@@ -31,8 +33,6 @@ import {
   ModelEntries,
   ModelsConfigTemplate,
 } from "./types/medusa-service"
-import { CommonEvents } from "../event-bus"
-import { moduleEventBuilderFactory } from "./event-builder-factory"
 
 const readMethods = ["retrieve", "list", "listAndCount"] as BaseMethods[]
 const writeMethods = [
@@ -215,7 +215,11 @@ export function MedusaService<
           const serviceData = Array.isArray(data) ? data : [data]
           const service = this.__container__[serviceRegistrationName]
           const models = await service.update(serviceData, sharedContext)
-          const response = Array.isArray(data) ? models : models[0]
+          const response = models.length
+            ? Array.isArray(data)
+              ? models
+              : models[0]
+            : []
 
           klassPrototype.aggregatedEvents.bind(this)({
             action: CommonEvents.UPDATED,
diff --git a/packages/modules/region/integration-tests/__tests__/region-module.spec.ts b/packages/modules/region/integration-tests/__tests__/region-module.spec.ts
index 2c68af1ccb..797a8a8bfe 100644
--- a/packages/modules/region/integration-tests/__tests__/region-module.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/region/integration-tests/__tests__/region-module.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { IRegionModuleService } from "@medusajs/framework/types"
 import { Module, Modules } from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
-import { RegionModuleService } from "@services"
 import { moduleIntegrationTestRunner } from "@medusajs/test-utils"
+import { RegionModuleService } from "@services"
 
 jest.setTimeout(30000)
 
@@ -403,6 +403,32 @@ moduleIntegrationTestRunner<IRegionModuleService>({
         expect(resp.countries).toHaveLength(2)
       })
 
+      it("should delete a region without countries", async () => {
+        const createdRegion = await service.createRegions({
+          name: "North America",
+          currency_code: "USD",
+          countries: [],
+        })
+
+        await service.softDeleteRegions([createdRegion.id])
+
+        const [deletedRegion] = await service.listRegions(
+          { id: createdRegion.id },
+          { withDeleted: true }
+        )
+
+        expect(deletedRegion).toEqual({
+          id: createdRegion.id,
+          name: createdRegion.name,
+          currency_code: createdRegion.currency_code,
+          metadata: null,
+          automatic_taxes: createdRegion.automatic_taxes,
+          created_at: expect.any(Date),
+          updated_at: expect.any(Date),
+          deleted_at: expect.any(Date),
+        })
+      })
+
       it("should unset the region ID on the country when soft deleting a region", async () => {
         const createdRegion = await service.createRegions({
           name: "North America",