diff --git a/account_statement_import_online_paypal/__manifest__.py b/account_statement_import_online_paypal/__manifest__.py
index d4b785bd..3e0bce30 100644
--- a/account_statement_import_online_paypal/__manifest__.py
+++ b/account_statement_import_online_paypal/__manifest__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 {
     "name": "Online Bank Statements: PayPal.com",
-    "version": "15.0.1.1.1",
+    "version": "16.0.1.0.0",
     "author": "CorporateHub, Odoo Community Association (OCA)",
     "maintainers": ["alexey-pelykh"],
     "website": "https://github.com/OCA/bank-statement-import",
diff --git a/account_statement_import_online_paypal/models/online_bank_statement_provider_paypal.py b/account_statement_import_online_paypal/models/online_bank_statement_provider_paypal.py
index b48b3991..4eb5a2f2 100644
--- a/account_statement_import_online_paypal/models/online_bank_statement_provider_paypal.py
+++ b/account_statement_import_online_paypal/models/online_bank_statement_provider_paypal.py
@@ -206,11 +206,8 @@ class OnlineBankStatementProviderPayPal(models.Model):
             token, currency, date_since, date_until
         )
         if not transactions:
-            if self.allow_empty_statements:
-                balance = self._paypal_get_balance(token, currency, date_since)
-                return [], {"balance_start": balance, "balance_end_real": balance}
-            else:
-                return None
+            balance = self._paypal_get_balance(token, currency, date_since)
+            return [], {"balance_start": balance, "balance_end_real": balance}
 
         # Normalize transactions, sort by date, and get lines
         transactions = list(
@@ -416,7 +413,6 @@ class OnlineBankStatementProviderPayPal(models.Model):
                     interval_start.weekday() == 0
                     and (datetime.utcnow() - interval_start).total_seconds() < 28800,
                 )
-
                 data = self.with_context(
                     invalid_data_workaround=invalid_data_workaround,
                 )._paypal_retrieve(url, token)
diff --git a/account_statement_import_online_paypal/tests/test_account_statement_import_online_paypal.py b/account_statement_import_online_paypal/tests/test_account_statement_import_online_paypal.py
index fb02795b..b029e49d 100644
--- a/account_statement_import_online_paypal/tests/test_account_statement_import_online_paypal.py
+++ b/account_statement_import_online_paypal/tests/test_account_statement_import_online_paypal.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class TestAccountBankAccountStatementImportOnlinePayPal(common.TransactionCase):
                 self.now,
             )
 
-        self.assertEqual(data, None)
+        self.assertEqual(data, ([], {"balance_start": 0.75, "balance_end_real": 0.75}))
 
     def test_error_handling_1(self):
         journal = self.AccountJournal.create(
@@ -331,81 +331,6 @@ class TestAccountBankAccountStatementImportOnlinePayPal(common.TransactionCase):
             with self.assertRaises(UserError):
                 provider._paypal_retrieve("https://url", "")
 
-    def test_dont_create_empty_paypal_statements(self):
-        """Test the default behavior of not creating empty PayPal
-        statements ('Allow empty statements' field is unchecked).
-        """
-        journal = self.AccountJournal.create(
-            {
-                "name": "Bank",
-                "type": "bank",
-                "code": "BANK",
-                "currency_id": self.currency_eur.id,
-                "bank_statements_source": "online",
-                "online_bank_statement_provider": "paypal",
-            }
-        )
-
-        provider = journal.online_bank_statement_provider_id
-        mocked_response_1 = json.loads(
-            """{
-    "transaction_details": [],
-    "account_number": "1234567890",
-    "start_date": "%s",
-    "end_date": "%s",
-    "last_refreshed_datetime": "%s",
-    "page": 1,
-    "total_items": 0,
-    "total_pages": 0
-}"""
-            % (
-                self.now_isoformat,
-                self.now_isoformat,
-                self.now_isoformat,
-            ),
-            parse_float=Decimal,
-        )
-        mocked_response_2 = json.loads(
-            """{
-    "balances": [
-        {
-            "currency": "EUR",
-            "primary": true,
-            "total_balance": {
-                "currency_code": "EUR",
-                "value": "0.75"
-            },
-            "available_balance": {
-                "currency_code": "EUR",
-                "value": "0.75"
-            },
-            "withheld_balance": {
-                "currency_code": "EUR",
-                "value": "0.00"
-            }
-        }
-    ],
-    "account_id": "1234567890",
-    "as_of_time": "%s",
-    "last_refresh_time": "%s"
-}"""
-            % (
-                self.now_isoformat,
-                self.now_isoformat,
-            ),
-            parse_float=Decimal,
-        )
-        with mock.patch(
-            _provider_class + "._paypal_retrieve",
-            side_effect=[mocked_response_1, mocked_response_2],
-        ), self.mock_token():
-            data = provider._obtain_statement_data(
-                self.now - relativedelta(hours=1),
-                self.now,
-            )
-
-        self.assertEqual(data, None)
-
     def test_create_empty_paypal_statements(self):
         """Test creating empty PayPal statements
         ('Allow empty statements' field is checked).
@@ -422,7 +347,6 @@ class TestAccountBankAccountStatementImportOnlinePayPal(common.TransactionCase):
         )
 
         provider = journal.online_bank_statement_provider_id
-        provider.allow_empty_statements = True
         mocked_response_1 = json.loads(
             """{
     "transaction_details": [],