diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/Header/index.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/Header/index.jsx
index b4595774fe..79411fad11 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/Header/index.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/Header/index.jsx
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ const StyledDashboardHeader = styled.div`
 
 class Header extends React.PureComponent {
   static discardChanges() {
-    window.location.reload();
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+
+    url.searchParams.delete('edit');
+    window.location.assign(url);
   }
 
   constructor(props) {