diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/standard/ReplaceText.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/standard/ReplaceText.java
index 773458bb01..a75828ae3e 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/standard/ReplaceText.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/standard/ReplaceText.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.apache.nifi.annotation.behavior.SystemResource;
 import org.apache.nifi.annotation.behavior.SystemResourceConsideration;
 import org.apache.nifi.annotation.documentation.CapabilityDescription;
 import org.apache.nifi.annotation.documentation.Tags;
+import org.apache.nifi.annotation.lifecycle.OnScheduled;
 import org.apache.nifi.attribute.expression.language.exception.AttributeExpressionLanguageException;
 import org.apache.nifi.attribute.expression.language.exception.IllegalAttributeException;
 import org.apache.nifi.components.AllowableValue;
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ public class ReplaceText extends AbstractProcessor {
 
     private List<PropertyDescriptor> properties;
     private Set<Relationship> relationships;
+    private ReplacementStrategyExecutor replacementStrategyExecutor;
 
     @Override
     protected void init(final ProcessorInitializationContext context) {
@@ -254,21 +256,12 @@ public class ReplaceText extends AbstractProcessor {
         return errors;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void onTrigger(final ProcessContext context, final ProcessSession session) throws ProcessException {
-        FlowFile flowFile = session.get();
-        if (flowFile == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        final ComponentLog logger = getLogger();
-
+    @OnScheduled
+    public void setup(ProcessContext context) {
         final String replacementStrategy = context.getProperty(REPLACEMENT_STRATEGY).getValue();
-
-        final Charset charset = Charset.forName(context.getProperty(CHARACTER_SET).getValue());
+        final String evaluateMode = context.getProperty(EVALUATION_MODE).getValue();
         final int maxBufferSize = context.getProperty(MAX_BUFFER_SIZE).asDataSize(DataUnit.B).intValue();
 
-        final String evaluateMode = context.getProperty(EVALUATION_MODE).getValue();
         final byte[] buffer;
         if (replacementStrategy.equalsIgnoreCase(regexReplaceValue) || replacementStrategy.equalsIgnoreCase(literalReplaceValue)) {
             buffer = new byte[maxBufferSize];
@@ -276,7 +269,6 @@ public class ReplaceText extends AbstractProcessor {
             buffer = null;
         }
 
-        ReplacementStrategyExecutor replacementStrategyExecutor;
         switch (replacementStrategy) {
             case prependValue:
                 replacementStrategyExecutor = new PrependReplace();
@@ -288,6 +280,10 @@ public class ReplaceText extends AbstractProcessor {
                 // for backward compatibility - if replacement regex is ".*" then we will simply always replace the content.
                 if (context.getProperty(SEARCH_VALUE).getValue().equals(".*")) {
                     replacementStrategyExecutor = new AlwaysReplace();
+                } else if (context.getProperty(SEARCH_VALUE).getValue().equals(DEFAULT_REGEX)
+                        && evaluateMode.equalsIgnoreCase(ENTIRE_TEXT)
+                        && context.getProperty(REPLACEMENT_VALUE).getValue().isEmpty()) {
+                    replacementStrategyExecutor = new AlwaysReplace();
                 } else {
                     replacementStrategyExecutor = new RegexReplace(buffer, context);
                 }
@@ -302,6 +298,20 @@ public class ReplaceText extends AbstractProcessor {
             default:
                 throw new AssertionError();
         }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onTrigger(final ProcessContext context, final ProcessSession session) throws ProcessException {
+        FlowFile flowFile = session.get();
+        if (flowFile == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        final ComponentLog logger = getLogger();
+
+        final Charset charset = Charset.forName(context.getProperty(CHARACTER_SET).getValue());
+        final int maxBufferSize = context.getProperty(MAX_BUFFER_SIZE).asDataSize(DataUnit.B).intValue();
+        final String evaluateMode = context.getProperty(EVALUATION_MODE).getValue();
 
         if (evaluateMode.equalsIgnoreCase(ENTIRE_TEXT)) {
             if (flowFile.getSize() > maxBufferSize && replacementStrategyExecutor.isAllDataBufferedForEntireText()) {
@@ -325,6 +335,7 @@ public class ReplaceText extends AbstractProcessor {
             session.transfer(flowFile, REL_FAILURE);
             return;
         }
+
         logger.info("Transferred {} to 'success'", new Object[] {flowFile});
         session.getProvenanceReporter().modifyContent(flowFile, stopWatch.getElapsed(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
         session.transfer(flowFile, REL_SUCCESS);