diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/reducer.js b/packages/core-data/src/reducer.js
index 9748355fc5caf6..6eb792facbd675 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/reducer.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/reducer.js
@@ -583,6 +583,18 @@ export function navigationFallbackId( state = null, action ) {
 	switch ( action.type ) {
 		case 'RECEIVE_NAVIGATION_FALLBACK_ID':
 			return action.fallbackId;
+		case 'REMOVE_ITEMS':
+			// if the kind is postType
+			// and the type if `wp_navigation`
+			// and the item is the fallback id
+			// then remove the fallback id
+			if (
+				action.kind === 'postType' &&
+				action.name === 'wp_navigation' &&
+				state === action.itemIds[ 0 ]
+			) {
+				return null;
+			}
 	}
 
 	return state;
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menu/use-navigation-menu-handlers.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menu/use-navigation-menu-handlers.js
index 11635c6c6abb12..4138280c2ba28e 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menu/use-navigation-menu-handlers.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menu/use-navigation-menu-handlers.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function useDeleteNavigationMenu() {
 					type: 'snackbar',
 				}
 			);
-			history.navivate( '/navigation' );
+			history.navigate( '/navigation' );
 		} catch ( error ) {
 			createErrorNotice(
 				sprintf(