diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py
index 5d6676aa537..97b2afd7751 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py
@@ -455,8 +455,8 @@ class SalesInvoice(SellingController):
 		self.calculate_taxes_and_totals()
 
 	def before_save(self):
-		self.set_account_for_mode_of_payment()
 		self.set_paid_amount()
+		self.set_account_for_mode_of_payment()
 
 	def before_submit(self):
 		self.add_remarks()
@@ -791,6 +791,13 @@ class SalesInvoice(SellingController):
 	def set_paid_amount(self):
 		paid_amount = 0.0
 		base_paid_amount = 0.0
+
+		if not cint(self.is_pos) and self.is_return:
+			self.set("payments", [])
+			self.paid_amount = paid_amount
+			self.base_paid_amount = base_paid_amount
+			return
+
 		for data in self.payments:
 			data.base_amount = flt(data.amount * self.conversion_rate, self.precision("base_paid_amount"))
 			paid_amount += data.amount
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/test_sales_invoice.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/test_sales_invoice.py
index e210903c450..6f51e27f532 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/test_sales_invoice.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/test_sales_invoice.py
@@ -1049,6 +1049,21 @@ class TestSalesInvoice(FrappeTestCase):
 		self.assertEqual(pos_return.get("payments")[0].amount, -500)
 		self.assertEqual(pos_return.get("payments")[1].amount, -500)
 
+	def test_non_pos_return_clears_payment_rows(self):
+		from erpnext.accounts.doctype.sales_invoice.sales_invoice import make_sales_return
+
+		si = create_sales_invoice(do_not_save=True)
+		si.append("payments", {"mode_of_payment": "Cash", "amount": 100})
+		si.insert()
+		si.submit()
+
+		si_return = make_sales_return(si.name)
+		si_return.insert()
+
+		self.assertEqual(si_return.is_pos, 0)
+		self.assertEqual(si_return.get("payments"), [])
+		self.assertEqual(si_return.paid_amount, 0)
+
 	def test_pos_change_amount(self):
 		make_pos_profile(
 			company="_Test Company with perpetual inventory",