diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 7ae566dd2c0e..a3e95d33fe41 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -4055,11 +4055,7 @@ Error EditorNode::load_scene(const String &p_scene, bool p_ignore_broken_deps, b
 
 	EditorDebuggerNode::get_singleton()->update_live_edit_root();
 
-	// Tell everything to edit this object, unless we're in the process of restoring scenes.
-	// If we are, we'll edit it after the restoration is done.
-	if (!restoring_scenes) {
-		push_item(new_scene);
-	} else {
+	if (restoring_scenes) {
 		// Initialize history for restored scenes.
 		ObjectID id = new_scene->get_instance_id();
 		if (id != editor_history.get_current()) {
diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
index 67c269aa80b7..8cf407e53e77 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
@@ -4354,7 +4354,6 @@ SceneTreeDock::SceneTreeDock(Node *p_scene_root, EditorSelection *p_editor_selec
 	scene_tree->set_v_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND | SIZE_FILL);
 	scene_tree->connect("rmb_pressed", callable_mp(this, &SceneTreeDock::_tree_rmb));
 
-	scene_tree->connect("node_selected", callable_mp(this, &SceneTreeDock::_node_selected), CONNECT_DEFERRED);
 	scene_tree->connect("node_renamed", callable_mp(this, &SceneTreeDock::_node_renamed), CONNECT_DEFERRED);
 	scene_tree->connect("node_prerename", callable_mp(this, &SceneTreeDock::_node_prerenamed));
 	scene_tree->connect("open", callable_mp(this, &SceneTreeDock::_load_request));