diff --git a/packages/react-component-library/src/components/DatePickerE/DatePickerE.test.tsx b/packages/react-component-library/src/components/DatePickerE/DatePickerE.test.tsx
index 3d995e692b..918ae689b9 100644
--- a/packages/react-component-library/src/components/DatePickerE/DatePickerE.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-component-library/src/components/DatePickerE/DatePickerE.test.tsx
@@ -1062,6 +1062,15 @@ describe('DatePickerE', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  describe('when a startDate and value is specified', () => {
+    // @ts-ignore
+    const jsxToRender = <DatePickerE startDate={new Date()} value={null} />
+
+    it('does not throw an error', () => {
+      expect(() => render(jsxToRender)).not.toThrowError()
+    })
+  })
+
   describe.skip('when `startDate` and `endDate` are updated externally', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       const initialProps = {
diff --git a/packages/react-component-library/src/components/DatePickerE/DatePickerEInput.tsx b/packages/react-component-library/src/components/DatePickerE/DatePickerEInput.tsx
index 1c93624317..ca32caf4b0 100644
--- a/packages/react-component-library/src/components/DatePickerE/DatePickerEInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-component-library/src/components/DatePickerE/DatePickerEInput.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export interface DatePickerEInputProps extends ComponentWithClass {
   placeholder: string
   setHasError: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>>
   to: Date
+  value?: never
 }
 
 export const DatePickerEInput = forwardRef<
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ export const DatePickerEInput = forwardRef<
       onDayChange,
       onFocus,
       setHasError,
+      // Drop value as Formik passes it
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+      value: _,
       ...rest
     },
     ref