diff --git a/src/libs/actions/IOU.js b/src/libs/actions/IOU.js
index f35cc522ba76..f2584cb8accd 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/IOU.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/IOU.js
@@ -1109,6 +1109,21 @@ function updateMoneyRequestDate(transactionID, transactionThreadReportID, val) {
     API.write('UpdateMoneyRequestDate', params, onyxData);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Updates the merchant field of a money request
+ *
+ * @param {String} transactionID
+ * @param {Number} transactionThreadReportID
+ * @param {String} val
+ */
+function updateMoneyRequestMerchant(transactionID, transactionThreadReportID, val) {
+    const transactionChanges = {
+        merchant: val,
+    };
+    const {params, onyxData} = getUpdateMoneyRequestParams(transactionID, transactionThreadReportID, transactionChanges, true);
+    API.write('UpdateMoneyRequestMerchant', params, onyxData);
+}
+
 /**
  * Updates the created date of a money request
  *
@@ -3590,6 +3605,7 @@ export {
     setUpDistanceTransaction,
     navigateToNextPage,
     updateMoneyRequestDate,
+    updateMoneyRequestMerchant,
     updateMoneyRequestTag,
     updateMoneyRequestAmountAndCurrency,
     replaceReceipt,
diff --git a/src/pages/EditRequestPage.js b/src/pages/EditRequestPage.js
index bc05c110ab2f..b322f4eb106c 100644
--- a/src/pages/EditRequestPage.js
+++ b/src/pages/EditRequestPage.js
@@ -145,6 +145,29 @@ function EditRequestPage({report, route, policyCategories, policyTags, parentRep
         [transaction, report],
     );
 
+    const saveMerchant = useCallback(
+        ({merchant: newMerchant}) => {
+            const newTrimmedMerchant = newMerchant.trim();
+
+            // In case the merchant hasn't been changed, do not make the API request.
+            // In case the merchant has been set to empty string while current merchant is partial, do nothing too.
+            if (newTrimmedMerchant === transactionMerchant || (newTrimmedMerchant === '' && transactionMerchant === CONST.TRANSACTION.PARTIAL_TRANSACTION_MERCHANT)) {
+                Navigation.dismissModal();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // This is possible only in case of IOU requests.
+            if (newTrimmedMerchant === '') {
+                IOU.updateMoneyRequestMerchant(transaction.transactionID, report.reportID, CONST.TRANSACTION.PARTIAL_TRANSACTION_MERCHANT);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            IOU.updateMoneyRequestMerchant(transaction.transactionID, report.reportID, newMerchant);
+            Navigation.dismissModal();
+        },
+        [transactionMerchant, transaction, report],
+    );
+
     const saveTag = useCallback(
         ({tag: newTag}) => {
             let updatedTag = newTag;
@@ -203,23 +226,7 @@ function EditRequestPage({report, route, policyCategories, policyTags, parentRep
             <EditRequestMerchantPage
                 defaultMerchant={transactionMerchant}
                 isPolicyExpenseChat={isPolicyExpenseChat}
-                onSubmit={(transactionChanges) => {
-                    const newTrimmedMerchant = transactionChanges.merchant.trim();
-
-                    // In case the merchant hasn't been changed, do not make the API request.
-                    // In case the merchant has been set to empty string while current merchant is partial, do nothing too.
-                    if (newTrimmedMerchant === transactionMerchant || (newTrimmedMerchant === '' && transactionMerchant === CONST.TRANSACTION.PARTIAL_TRANSACTION_MERCHANT)) {
-                        Navigation.dismissModal();
-                        return;
-                    }
-
-                    // This is possible only in case of IOU requests.
-                    if (newTrimmedMerchant === '') {
-                        editMoneyRequest({merchant: CONST.TRANSACTION.PARTIAL_TRANSACTION_MERCHANT});
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    editMoneyRequest({merchant: newTrimmedMerchant});
-                }}
+                onSubmit={saveMerchant}
             />
         );
     }