Field inserting <p><br></p> into empty field when using Medium Editor

If i have a field in a form set to use medium editor it inserts

<p><br></p>

into the database when the field is empty. How do I format the data so that if there isnt any data there not to add anything, or how to format it so that is saves empty when it perceives

<p><br></p>

as the input?