diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/membergrouppicker/membergrouppicker.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/membergrouppicker/membergrouppicker.controller.js
index 27fb3e1821ca..73def3cc653b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/membergrouppicker/membergrouppicker.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/membergrouppicker/membergrouppicker.controller.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ function memberGroupPicker($scope, editorService, memberGroupResource){
                     // no new groups selected
                     editorService.close();
                 }
-                editorService.close();
             },
             close: function() {
                 editorService.close();