diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index db4107e776..4e9971c429 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -4763,7 +4763,6 @@ void EditorNode::_set_current_scene_nocheck(int p_idx, bool p_ignore_state) {
 
 	changing_scene = false;
 
-	_edit_current(true);
 	if (EDITOR_GET("interface/scene_tabs/auto_select_current_scene_file")) {
 		FileSystemDock::get_singleton()->navigate_to_path(scene_path);
 	}