diff --git a/includes/api/class-wc-rest-products-controller.php b/includes/api/class-wc-rest-products-controller.php
index 5d223f71aac..4c776b218b7 100644
--- a/includes/api/class-wc-rest-products-controller.php
+++ b/includes/api/class-wc-rest-products-controller.php
@@ -1368,7 +1368,8 @@ class WC_REST_Products_Controller extends WC_REST_Posts_Controller {
 
 			// Thumbnail.
 			if ( isset( $data['image'] ) && is_array( $data['image'] ) ) {
-				$image = current( $data['image'] );
+				$image = $data['image'];
+				$image = current( $image );
 				if ( is_array( $image ) ) {
 					$image['position'] = 0;
 				}
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/product/data-store.php b/tests/unit-tests/product/data-store.php
index 790bd12b368..b18dd8230dd 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/product/data-store.php
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/product/data-store.php
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ class WC_Tests_Product_Data_Store extends WC_Unit_Test_Case {
 		$this->assertEquals( 'Variation #1 of Dummy Variable CRUD Product', $variation->get_name() );
 		$this->assertEquals( 'CRUD DUMMY SKU VARIABLE GREEN', $variation->get_sku() );
 		$this->assertEquals( 10, $variation->get_price() );
-		$product->delete();
 
 		$product = new WC_Product_Variable( $product->get_id() );
 		$children = $product->get_children();
@@ -285,7 +284,6 @@ class WC_Tests_Product_Data_Store extends WC_Unit_Test_Case {
 		$this->assertEquals( 'Variation #2 of Dummy Variable CRUD Product', $variation_2->get_name() );
 		$this->assertEquals( 'CRUD DUMMY SKU VARIABLE RED', $variation_2->get_sku() );
 		$this->assertEquals( 10, $variation_2->get_price() );
-		$product->delete();
 
 		$product = new WC_Product_Variable( $product->get_id() );
 		$children = $product->get_children();
@@ -300,7 +298,6 @@ class WC_Tests_Product_Data_Store extends WC_Unit_Test_Case {
 		$variation_2->set_sale_price( 9.99 );
 		$variation_2->set_date_on_sale_to( '32532537600' );
 		$variation_2->save();
-		$product->delete();
 
 		$product = new WC_Product_Variable( $product->get_id() );
 		$expected_prices['price'][ $children[0] ] = 10.00;