diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/store/nodesSlice.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/store/nodesSlice.ts
index b2825db783..1d9835f598 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/store/nodesSlice.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/nodes/store/nodesSlice.ts
@@ -121,8 +121,9 @@ const nodesSlice = createSlice({
     ) => {
       state.invocationTemplates = action.payload;
     },
-    nodeEditorReset: () => {
-      return { ...initialNodesState };
+    nodeEditorReset: (state) => {
+      state.nodes = [];
+      state.edges = [];
     },
     setEditorInstance: (state, action) => {
       state.editorInstance = action.payload;
@@ -133,10 +134,6 @@ const nodesSlice = createSlice({
     loadFileEdges: (state, action: PayloadAction<Edge[]>) => {
       state.edges = action.payload;
     },
-    clearNodes: (state) => {
-      state.nodes = [];
-      state.edges = [];
-    },
   },
   extraReducers: (builder) => {
     builder.addCase(receivedOpenAPISchema.fulfilled, (state, action) => {