diff --git a/editor/script/script_editor_base.cpp b/editor/script/script_editor_base.cpp
index 2d904ef3ce..01da19977b 100644
--- a/editor/script/script_editor_base.cpp
+++ b/editor/script/script_editor_base.cpp
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ void TextEditorBase::EditMenus::_change_syntax_highlighter(int p_idx) {
 }
 
 void TextEditorBase::EditMenus::_update_bookmark_list() {
-	TextEditorBase *script_text_editor = _get_active_editor();
-	ERR_FAIL_NULL(script_text_editor);
 	bookmarks_menu->clear();
 	bookmarks_menu->reset_size();
 
@@ -143,6 +141,11 @@ void TextEditorBase::EditMenus::_update_bookmark_list() {
 	bookmarks_menu->add_shortcut(ED_GET_SHORTCUT("script_text_editor/goto_next_bookmark"), BOOKMARK_GOTO_NEXT);
 	bookmarks_menu->add_shortcut(ED_GET_SHORTCUT("script_text_editor/goto_previous_bookmark"), BOOKMARK_GOTO_PREV);
 
+	TextEditorBase *script_text_editor = _get_active_editor();
+	if (script_text_editor == nullptr) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	PackedInt32Array bookmark_list = script_text_editor->code_editor->get_text_editor()->get_bookmarked_lines();
 	if (bookmark_list.is_empty()) {
 		return;
diff --git a/editor/script/script_text_editor.cpp b/editor/script/script_text_editor.cpp
index b1f98ab45d..567d6bf32c 100644
--- a/editor/script/script_text_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/script/script_text_editor.cpp
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ ConnectionInfoDialog::ConnectionInfoDialog() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 void ScriptTextEditor::EditMenusSTE::_update_breakpoint_list() {
-	TextEditorBase *script_text_editor = _get_active_editor();
-	ERR_FAIL_NULL(script_text_editor);
 	breakpoints_menu->clear();
 	breakpoints_menu->reset_size();
 
@@ -145,6 +143,11 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::EditMenusSTE::_update_breakpoint_list() {
 	breakpoints_menu->add_shortcut(ED_GET_SHORTCUT("script_text_editor/goto_next_breakpoint"), DEBUG_GOTO_NEXT_BREAKPOINT);
 	breakpoints_menu->add_shortcut(ED_GET_SHORTCUT("script_text_editor/goto_previous_breakpoint"), DEBUG_GOTO_PREV_BREAKPOINT);
 
+	TextEditorBase *script_text_editor = _get_active_editor();
+	if (script_text_editor == nullptr) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	PackedInt32Array breakpoint_list = script_text_editor->get_code_editor()->get_text_editor()->get_breakpointed_lines();
 	if (breakpoint_list.is_empty()) {
 		return;