diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/most-used-terms.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/most-used-terms.js
index aa5a8d7a3b69bc..af0a33f7749db3 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/most-used-terms.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/most-used-terms.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const DEFAULT_QUERY = {
 	per_page: MAX_MOST_USED_TERMS,
 	orderby: 'count',
 	order: 'desc',
+	hide_empty: true,
 	_fields: 'id,name,count',
 };