diff --git a/apps/metadata-editor/src/app/edit/edit-page.component.spec.ts b/apps/metadata-editor/src/app/edit/edit-page.component.spec.ts
index e06c44c5d..e9fd2794a 100644
--- a/apps/metadata-editor/src/app/edit/edit-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/metadata-editor/src/app/edit/edit-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -165,22 +165,6 @@ describe('EditPageComponent', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('new record', () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      const activatedRoute = TestBed.inject(ActivatedRoute)
-      activatedRoute.snapshot.routeConfig.path = '/create'
-      fixture.detectChanges()
-    })
-    it('navigate from /create to /edit/uuid on first change', () => {
-      const router = TestBed.inject(Router)
-      const navigateSpy = jest.spyOn(router, 'navigate')
-      ;(facade.draftSaveSuccess$ as any).next()
-      expect(navigateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['edit', 'my-dataset-001'], {
-        replaceUrl: true,
-      })
-    })
-  })
-
   describe('unique identifier of the current record changes', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       fixture.detectChanges()
diff --git a/apps/metadata-editor/src/app/edit/edit-page.component.ts b/apps/metadata-editor/src/app/edit/edit-page.component.ts
index 6e6753275..9babe0aa3 100644
--- a/apps/metadata-editor/src/app/edit/edit-page.component.ts
+++ b/apps/metadata-editor/src/app/edit/edit-page.component.ts
@@ -137,16 +137,6 @@ export class EditPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         )
       })
     )
-
-    // if we're on the /create route, go to /edit/{uuid} on first change
-    if (this.route.snapshot.routeConfig?.path.includes('create')) {
-      this.facade.draftSaveSuccess$.pipe(take(1)).subscribe(() => {
-        this.router.navigate(['edit', currentRecord.uniqueIdentifier], {
-          replaceUrl: true,
-        })
-      })
-    }
-
     // if the record unique identifier changes, navigate to /edit/newUuid
     this.facade.record$
       .pipe(