diff --git a/sites/all/modules/webform_entity/webform_entity.module b/sites/all/modules/webform_entity/webform_entity.module
index e74a3e2..a55c55d 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/webform_entity/webform_entity.module
+++ b/sites/all/modules/webform_entity/webform_entity.module
@@ -737,13 +737,15 @@ function webform_entity_node_load($nodes, $types) {
  * Implements hook_node_presave().
  */
 function webform_entity_node_presave($node) {
-  if (isset($node->webform['components'])) {
+  // Issue #1988372: Unpublishing a WE node removes all data from webform components and fields.
+  // Keeping this here for now because it's unclear what this is actually used for.
+  /*if (isset($node->webform['components'])) {
     foreach ($node->webform['components'] as $key => $component) {
       if ($component['type'] == 'hidden' && !$component['value'] && !is_int($component['cid'])) {
         unset($node->webform['components'][$key]);
       }
     }
-  }
+  }*/
 }
 
 /**