diff --git a/src/selectors.ts b/src/selectors.ts
index ea291159..8321aa52 100644
--- a/src/selectors.ts
+++ b/src/selectors.ts
@@ -350,6 +350,13 @@ const matchIntervals = (
   return intervals;
 };
 
+const defaultSoilData: SoilData = {
+  depthDependentData: [],
+  depthIntervals: [],
+};
+export const selectSoilData = (siteId: string) => (state: SharedState) =>
+  state.soilId.soilData[siteId] ?? defaultSoilData;
+
 /**
  * Preset intervals can also have soil data intervals on the backend.
  * These soil data intervals are only used to  store configuration values.
@@ -358,7 +365,7 @@ const matchIntervals = (
  */
 export const selectSoilDataIntervals = createSelector(
   [
-    (state: SharedState, siteId: string) => state.soilId.soilData[siteId],
+    (state: SharedState, siteId: string) => selectSoilData(siteId)(state),
     (state: SharedState, siteId: string) => {
       const projectId = state.site.sites[siteId]?.projectId;
       if (projectId === undefined) {
@@ -413,6 +420,6 @@ export const selectDepthDependentData =
     depthInterval: { depthInterval: DepthInterval };
   }) =>
   (state: SharedState) =>
-    state.soilId.soilData[siteId].depthDependentData.find(
+    selectSoilData(siteId)(state).depthDependentData.find(
       sameDepth(depthInterval),
     );
diff --git a/src/soilId/soilIdSlice.ts b/src/soilId/soilIdSlice.ts
index a0f3eb86..6c87d776 100644
--- a/src/soilId/soilIdSlice.ts
+++ b/src/soilId/soilIdSlice.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const methodRequired = <T extends CollectionMethod>(
 ): `${T}Required` => `${method}Required`;
 
 export type SoilState = {
-  soilData: Record<string, SoilData>;
+  soilData: Record<string, SoilData | undefined>;
   projectSettings: Record<string, ProjectSoilSettings>;
   status: 'loading' | 'error' | 'ready';
 };
@@ -111,57 +111,6 @@ const soilIdSlice = createSlice({
       state.soilData[action.meta.arg.siteId] = action.payload;
     });
 
-    builder.addCase(
-      updateSoilDataDepthIntervalAsync.fulfilled,
-      (state, action) => {
-        state.soilData[action.meta.arg.siteId] = action.payload;
-      },
-    );
-
-    builder.addCase(
-      updateSoilDataDepthIntervalAsync.pending,
-      (state, action) => {
-        const currentState = state.soilData[action.meta.arg.siteId];
-        const update = Object.fromEntries(
-          Object.entries(action.meta.arg).filter(
-            ([key, result]) => result !== null && key !== 'siteId',
-          ),
-        );
-        const index = currentState.depthIntervals.findIndex(
-          a => a.depthInterval.start === action.meta.arg.depthInterval.start,
-        );
-
-        const interval =
-          state.soilData[action.meta.arg.siteId].depthIntervals[index];
-        state.soilData[action.meta.arg.siteId].depthIntervals[index] = {
-          ...interval,
-          ...update,
-        };
-      },
-    );
-
-    builder.addCase(
-      updateSoilDataDepthIntervalAsync.rejected,
-      (state, action) => {
-        state.status = 'error';
-        const currentState = state.soilData[action.meta.arg.siteId];
-        const reverseUpdate = Object.fromEntries(
-          Object.entries(action.meta.arg)
-            .filter(([, result]) => typeof result === 'boolean')
-            .map(([key, result]) => [key, !result]),
-        );
-        const index = currentState.depthIntervals.findIndex(
-          a => a.depthInterval.start === action.meta.arg.depthInterval.start,
-        );
-        const interval =
-          state.soilData[action.meta.arg.siteId].depthIntervals[index];
-        state.soilData[action.meta.arg.siteId].depthIntervals[index] = {
-          ...interval,
-          ...reverseUpdate,
-        };
-      },
-    );
-
     builder.addCase(deleteSoilDataDepthInterval.fulfilled, (state, action) => {
       state.soilData[action.meta.arg.siteId] = action.payload;
     });
@@ -225,11 +174,6 @@ export const updateSoilDataDepthInterval = createAsyncThunk(
   soilIdService.updateSoilDataDepthInterval,
 );
 
-export const updateSoilDataDepthIntervalAsync = createAsyncThunk(
-  'soilId/updateSoilDataDepthIntervalAsync',
-  soilIdService.updateSoilDataDepthInterval,
-);
-
 export const deleteSoilDataDepthInterval = createAsyncThunk(
   'soilId/deleteSoilDataDepthInterval',
   soilIdService.deleteSoilDataDepthInterval,