diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy
index 3e91271b64..e80b01e4be 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ class JsonToJsonPathsConverter {
 			String pathWithoutAnyArray = matcher.path().substring(0, matcher.path().lastIndexOf(ANY_ARRAY_NOTATION_IN_JSONPATH))
 			def object = context.read(pathWithoutAnyArray)
 			if (object instanceof Iterable && containsOnlyEmptyElements(object)) {
-				context.delete(pathWithoutAnyArray)
+				String pathToDelete = pathToDelete(pathWithoutAnyArray)
+				context.delete(pathToDelete)
 			} else {
 				String lastParent = matcher.path().substring(0, matcher.path().lastIndexOf("."))
 				def lastParentObject = context.read(lastParent)
@@ -133,6 +134,11 @@ class JsonToJsonPathsConverter {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private static String pathToDelete(String pathWithoutAnyArray) {
+		// we can't remove root
+		return pathWithoutAnyArray == '$' ? '$[*]' : pathWithoutAnyArray
+	}
+
 	private static boolean containsOnlyEmptyElements(Object object) {
 		return object.every {
 			if (it instanceof Map) {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
index 04ed2b1282..78abf50bae 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
@@ -1079,4 +1079,55 @@ DocumentContext parsedJson = JsonPath.parse(json);
 			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder"                  | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
 	}
 
+	@Issue("#844")
+	def "should not leave unnecessary isEmpty when using matchers [#methodBuilderName]"() {
+		given:
+			Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
+				request {
+					method 'GET'
+					url('/test')
+					headers {
+						accept(applicationJson())
+						header("X-Authorization", "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJtZW1iZXJObyI6IjEyMzQ1In0.VdYumw6QkfxaBgFUZNyza1VfNKiZ2WW4JaxIKe-G8HA")
+					}
+				}
+				response {
+					status OK()
+					body([
+							[test: 'testJson'],
+							[test: 'testJson']
+					])
+					headers {
+						contentType(applicationJson())
+					}
+					bodyMatchers {
+						jsonPath('$', byType {
+							minOccurrence(2)
+							maxOccurrence(2)
+						})
+						jsonPath('$[*].test', byType {
+							minOccurrence(2)
+							maxOccurrence(2)
+						})
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			MethodBodyBuilder builder = methodBuilder(contractDsl)
+			BlockBuilder blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(" ")
+		when:
+			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
+		then:
+			String test = blockBuilder.toString()
+			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompileWithoutCompileStatic(methodBuilderName, test)
+			!test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).array().isEmpty()''')
+		and:
+			stubMappingIsValidWireMockStub(contractDsl)
+		where:
+			methodBuilderName                                    | methodBuilder
+			"MockMvcSpockMethodBuilder"                          | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
+			"MockMvcJUnitMethodBuilder"                          | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
+			"JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
+			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder"                  | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
+	}
+
 }