diff --git a/app/screens/edit_profile/edit_profile.js b/app/screens/edit_profile/edit_profile.js
index 24c047246..8533c331c 100644
--- a/app/screens/edit_profile/edit_profile.js
+++ b/app/screens/edit_profile/edit_profile.js
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ export default class EditProfile extends PureComponent {
     handleRemoveProfileImage = () => {
         this.setState({profileImageRemove: true});
         this.emitCanUpdateAccount(true);
-        this.props.actions.dismissModal();
     }
 
     uploadProfileImage = async () => {
diff --git a/app/screens/edit_profile/edit_profile.test.js b/app/screens/edit_profile/edit_profile.test.js
index 71bd67850..3d2d7fcf1 100644
--- a/app/screens/edit_profile/edit_profile.test.js
+++ b/app/screens/edit_profile/edit_profile.test.js
@@ -69,7 +69,5 @@ describe('edit_profile', () => {
         expect(wrapper.state('profileImageRemove')).toEqual(true);
         expect(instance.emitCanUpdateAccount).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
         expect(instance.emitCanUpdateAccount).toBeCalledWith(true);
-
-        expect(baseProps.actions.dismissModal).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 });