diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/MemoryComponent.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/MemoryComponent.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4786424c6..000000000
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/helpers/MemoryComponent.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-from typing import Optional
-
-from langflow.base.memory.memory import BaseMemoryComponent
-from langflow.field_typing import Text
-from langflow.helpers.data import messages_to_text
-from langflow.memory import get_messages
-from langflow.schema.message import Message
-
-
-class MemoryComponent(BaseMemoryComponent):
-    display_name = "Chat Memory"
-    description = "Retrieves stored chat messages given a specific Session ID."
-    beta: bool = True
-    icon = "history"
-
-    def build_config(self):
-        return {
-            "sender": {
-                "options": ["Machine", "User", "Machine and User"],
-                "display_name": "Sender Type",
-            },
-            "sender_name": {"display_name": "Sender Name", "advanced": True},
-            "n_messages": {
-                "display_name": "Number of Messages",
-                "info": "Number of messages to retrieve.",
-            },
-            "session_id": {
-                "display_name": "Session ID",
-                "info": "Session ID of the chat history.",
-                "input_types": ["Text"],
-            },
-            "order": {
-                "options": ["Ascending", "Descending"],
-                "display_name": "Order",
-                "info": "Order of the messages.",
-                "advanced": True,
-            },
-            "data_template": {
-                "display_name": "Data Template",
-                "multiline": True,
-                "info": "Template to convert Data to Text. If left empty, it will be dynamically set to the Data's text key.",
-                "advanced": True,
-            },
-        }
-
-    def get_messages(self, **kwargs) -> list[Message]:
-        # Validate kwargs by checking if it contains the correct keys
-        if "sender" not in kwargs:
-            kwargs["sender"] = None
-        if "sender_name" not in kwargs:
-            kwargs["sender_name"] = None
-        if "session_id" not in kwargs:
-            kwargs["session_id"] = None
-        if "limit" not in kwargs:
-            kwargs["limit"] = 5
-        if "order" not in kwargs:
-            kwargs["order"] = "Descending"
-
-        kwargs["order"] = "DESC" if kwargs["order"] == "Descending" else "ASC"
-        if kwargs["sender"] == "Machine and User":
-            kwargs["sender"] = None
-        return get_messages(**kwargs)
-
-    def build(
-        self,
-        sender: Optional[str] = "Machine and User",
-        sender_name: Optional[str] = None,
-        session_id: Optional[str] = None,
-        n_messages: int = 5,
-        order: Optional[str] = "Descending",
-        data_template: Optional[str] = "{sender_name}: {text}",
-    ) -> Text:
-        messages = self.get_messages(
-            sender=sender,
-            sender_name=sender_name,
-            session_id=session_id,
-            limit=n_messages,
-            order=order,
-        )
-        messages_str = messages_to_text(template=data_template or "", messages=messages)
-        self.status = messages_str
-        return messages_str
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/input_mixin.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/input_mixin.py
index e1897b89e..917d1ea65 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/input_mixin.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/input_mixin.py
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ class BaseInputMixin(BaseModel):
     show: bool = True
     """Should the field be shown. Defaults to True."""
 
-    value: Any = None
-    """The value of the field. Default is None."""
+    value: Any = ""
+    """The value of the field. Default is an empty string."""
 
     name: Optional[str] = None
     """Name of the field. Default is an empty string."""
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/inputs.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/inputs.py
index df7d91c9e..a59a76984 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/inputs.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/inputs/inputs.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class StrInput(BaseInputMixin, ListableInputMixin, DatabaseLoadMixin):  # noqa:
     field_type: Optional[SerializableFieldTypes] = FieldTypes.TEXT
     load_from_db: StrictBoolean = False
     """Defines if the field will allow the user to open a text editor. Default is False."""
-    value: Optional[str] = ""
 
 
 class MultilineInput(BaseInputMixin):
@@ -54,10 +53,12 @@ class BoolInput(BaseInputMixin, ListableInputMixin):
 
 class NestedDictInput(BaseInputMixin, ListableInputMixin):
     field_type: Optional[SerializableFieldTypes] = FieldTypes.NESTED_DICT
+    value: Optional[dict] = {}
 
 
 class DictInput(BaseInputMixin, ListableInputMixin):
     field_type: Optional[SerializableFieldTypes] = FieldTypes.DICT
+    value: Optional[dict] = {}
 
 
 class DropdownInput(BaseInputMixin, DropDownMixin):