diff --git a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/row/DataFieldRow.php b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/row/DataFieldRow.php
index 2c96e0d..a7a2074 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/row/DataFieldRow.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/row/DataFieldRow.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public function init(ViewExecutable $view, &$display, $options = NULL) {
 
     if (!empty($this->options['aliases'])) {
       // Prepare a trimmed version of replacement aliases.
-      $this->replacementAliases = array_map('trim', (array) $this->options['aliases']);
+      $this->replacementAliases = array_filter(array_map('trim', (array) $this->options['aliases']));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/StyleSerializeTest.php b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/StyleSerializeTest.php
index 813510b..787d1c9 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/StyleSerializeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/StyleSerializeTest.php
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class StyleSerializeTest extends PluginTestBase {
 
   public static function getInfo() {
     return array(
-      'name' => 'Style: Serialize plugin',
-      'description' => 'Tests the serialize style plugin.',
+      'name' => 'Style: Serializer plugin',
+      'description' => 'Tests the serializer style plugin.',
       'group' => 'Views Plugins',
     );
   }
@@ -103,7 +103,28 @@ public function testUIFieldAlias() {
     $row_options = 'admin/structure/views/nojs/display/test_serialize_display_field/data_1/row_options';
     $this->assertLinkByHref($row_options);
 
-    // Add a random alias for the name field and save the view.
+    // Test an empty string for an alias, this should not be used.
+    $this->drupalPost($row_options, array('row_options[aliases][name]' => ''), t('Apply'));
+    $this->drupalPost(NULL, array(), t('Save'));
+
+    $view = views_get_view('test_serialize_display_field');
+    $view->setDisplay('data_1');
+    $this->executeView($view);
+
+    $expected = array();
+    foreach ($view->result as $row) {
+      $expected_row = array();
+      foreach ($view->field as $id => $field) {
+        // Original field key is expected.
+        $expected_row[$id] = $row->{$field->field_alias};
+      }
+      $expected[] = $expected_row;
+    }
+
+    // Use an AJAX call, as this will return decoded JSON data.
+    $this->assertIdentical($this->drupalGetAJAX('test/serialize/field'), $expected);
+
+    // Test a random alias for the name field, this should be replaced.
     $random_name = $this->randomName();
     $this->drupalPost($row_options, array('row_options[aliases][name]' => $random_name), t('Apply'));
     $this->drupalPost(NULL, array(), t('Save'));
@@ -116,12 +137,13 @@ public function testUIFieldAlias() {
     foreach ($view->result as $row) {
       $expected_row = array();
       foreach ($view->field as $id => $field) {
+        // Replacement alias is expected.
         $expected_row[$random_name] = $row->{$field->field_alias};
       }
       $expected[] = $expected_row;
     }
 
-    $this->assertIdentical($this->drupalGet('test/serialize/field', array(), array('Content-type: application/json')), json_encode($expected));
+    $this->assertIdentical($this->drupalGetAJAX('test/serialize/field'), $expected);
   }
 
 }