diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/editor.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/editor.ts
index f368618e8..56b68685c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/editor.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/editor.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ export class Editor {
     }
   }
 
+  public clearNoteChangeListener() {
+    this._onNoteChange = undefined;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Register to be notified when the editor's note's values change
    * (and thus a new object reference is created)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/views/editor/editor_view.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/views/editor/editor_view.ts
index 5dc9cdd6d..8d8f21324 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/views/editor/editor_view.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/views/editor/editor_view.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ class EditorViewCtrl extends PureViewCtrl implements EditorViewScope {
   }
 
   deinit() {
+    this.editor.clearNoteChangeListener();
     this.removeTagsObserver();
     this.removeComponentsObserver();
     (this.removeTagsObserver as any) = undefined;