diff --git a/editor/gui/scene_tree_editor.cpp b/editor/gui/scene_tree_editor.cpp
index eea2511cc5e0..a3e62c298f79 100644
--- a/editor/gui/scene_tree_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/gui/scene_tree_editor.cpp
@@ -589,7 +589,6 @@ void SceneTreeEditor::_node_removed(Node *p_node) {
 
 	if (p_node == selected) {
 		selected = nullptr;
-		emit_signal(SNAME("node_selected"));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
index 566b460bca45..7f60fbbdb98b 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
@@ -4495,6 +4495,7 @@ SceneTreeDock::SceneTreeDock(Node *p_scene_root, EditorSelection *p_editor_selec
 	scene_tree->set_v_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND | SIZE_FILL);
 	scene_tree->connect("rmb_pressed", callable_mp(this, &SceneTreeDock::_tree_rmb));
 
+	scene_tree->connect("node_selected", callable_mp(this, &SceneTreeDock::_node_selected), CONNECT_DEFERRED);
 	scene_tree->connect("node_renamed", callable_mp(this, &SceneTreeDock::_node_renamed), CONNECT_DEFERRED);
 	scene_tree->connect("node_prerename", callable_mp(this, &SceneTreeDock::_node_prerenamed));
 	scene_tree->connect("open", callable_mp(this, &SceneTreeDock::_load_request));