diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/image/deprecated.js b/packages/block-library/src/image/deprecated.js
index 9f5aaee4f7d21a..9b7a41cab188de 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/image/deprecated.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/image/deprecated.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * External dependencies
  */
 import classnames from 'classnames';
-import { isEmpty } from 'lodash';
 
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ const deprecated = [
 				title,
 			} = attributes;
 
-			const newRel = isEmpty( rel ) ? undefined : rel;
+			const newRel = ! rel ? undefined : rel;
 
 			const classes = classnames( {
 				[ `align${ align }` ]: align,
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ const deprecated = [
 				title,
 			} = attributes;
 
-			const newRel = isEmpty( rel ) ? undefined : rel;
+			const newRel = ! rel ? undefined : rel;
 
 			const classes = classnames( {
 				[ `align${ align }` ]: align,
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.js
index 19e8196dfc7a51..c4d8de316ea997 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * External dependencies
  */
 import classnames from 'classnames';
-import { isEmpty } from 'lodash';
 
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
@@ -320,7 +319,9 @@ export function ImageEdit( {
 		'is-resized': !! width || !! height,
 		[ `size-${ sizeSlug }` ]: sizeSlug,
 		'has-custom-border':
-			!! borderProps.className || ! isEmpty( borderProps.style ),
+			!! borderProps.className ||
+			( borderProps.style &&
+				Object.keys( borderProps.style ).length > 0 ),
 	} );
 
 	const blockProps = useBlockProps( {
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/image/image.js b/packages/block-library/src/image/image.js
index c513ede8b9fe29..abc65f7022acd3 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/image/image.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/image/image.js
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import { isEmpty } from 'lodash';
-
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
@@ -480,7 +475,8 @@ export default function Image( {
 	const borderProps = useBorderProps( attributes );
 	const isRounded = attributes.className?.includes( 'is-style-rounded' );
 	const hasCustomBorder =
-		!! borderProps.className || ! isEmpty( borderProps.style );
+		!! borderProps.className ||
+		( borderProps.style && Object.keys( borderProps.style ).length > 0 );
 
 	let img = (
 		// Disable reason: Image itself is not meant to be interactive, but
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/image/save.js b/packages/block-library/src/image/save.js
index 872ea980d8cf84..d0fd5ef3d6f98b 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/image/save.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/image/save.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * External dependencies
  */
 import classnames from 'classnames';
-import { isEmpty } from 'lodash';
 
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ export default function save( { attributes } ) {
 		title,
 	} = attributes;
 
-	const newRel = isEmpty( rel ) ? undefined : rel;
+	const newRel = ! rel ? undefined : rel;
 	const borderProps = getBorderClassesAndStyles( attributes );
 
 	const classes = classnames( {
@@ -39,7 +38,9 @@ export default function save( { attributes } ) {
 		[ `size-${ sizeSlug }` ]: sizeSlug,
 		'is-resized': width || height,
 		'has-custom-border':
-			!! borderProps.className || ! isEmpty( borderProps.style ),
+			!! borderProps.className ||
+			( borderProps.style &&
+				Object.keys( borderProps.style ).length > 0 ),
 	} );
 
 	const imageClasses = classnames( borderProps.className, {
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/image/utils.js b/packages/block-library/src/image/utils.js
index 71e44517517f36..839628fa978b00 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/image/utils.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/image/utils.js
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import { isEmpty } from 'lodash';
-
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
@@ -11,21 +6,19 @@ import { NEW_TAB_REL } from './constants';
 export function removeNewTabRel( currentRel ) {
 	let newRel = currentRel;
 
-	if ( currentRel !== undefined && ! isEmpty( newRel ) ) {
-		if ( ! isEmpty( newRel ) ) {
-			NEW_TAB_REL.forEach( ( relVal ) => {
-				const regExp = new RegExp( '\\b' + relVal + '\\b', 'gi' );
-				newRel = newRel.replace( regExp, '' );
-			} );
+	if ( currentRel !== undefined && newRel ) {
+		NEW_TAB_REL.forEach( ( relVal ) => {
+			const regExp = new RegExp( '\\b' + relVal + '\\b', 'gi' );
+			newRel = newRel.replace( regExp, '' );
+		} );
 
-			// Only trim if NEW_TAB_REL values was replaced.
-			if ( newRel !== currentRel ) {
-				newRel = newRel.trim();
-			}
+		// Only trim if NEW_TAB_REL values was replaced.
+		if ( newRel !== currentRel ) {
+			newRel = newRel.trim();
+		}
 
-			if ( isEmpty( newRel ) ) {
-				newRel = undefined;
-			}
+		if ( ! newRel ) {
+			newRel = undefined;
 		}
 	}