diff --git a/editor/editor_data.cpp b/editor/editor_data.cpp
index 72225fd4548..bdc65044171 100644
--- a/editor/editor_data.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_data.cpp
@@ -722,8 +722,7 @@ bool EditorData::check_and_update_scene(int p_idx) {
 
 		new_scene->set_scene_file_path(edited_scene[p_idx].root->get_scene_file_path());
 		Node *old_root = edited_scene[p_idx].root;
-		edited_scene.write[p_idx].root = new_scene;
-		old_root->replace_by(new_scene, false, false);
+		EditorNode::get_singleton()->set_edited_scene(new_scene);
 		memdelete(old_root);
 		edited_scene.write[p_idx].selection = new_selection;