diff --git a/ghost/admin/views/editor.js b/ghost/admin/views/editor.js
index 2d5f8e9b36..ffa4eaaec6 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/views/editor.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/views/editor.js
@@ -190,8 +190,6 @@
             }, function (xhr) {
                 // Show a notification about the error
                 self.reportSaveError(xhr, model, status);
-                // Set the button text back to previous
-                model.set({ status: prevStatus });
             });
         },