diff --git a/app/code/Magento/ConfigurableProduct/Controller/Adminhtml/Product/Wizard.php b/app/code/Magento/ConfigurableProduct/Controller/Adminhtml/Product/Wizard.php
index 77c882e6e776c..a065914ae01be 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/ConfigurableProduct/Controller/Adminhtml/Product/Wizard.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/ConfigurableProduct/Controller/Adminhtml/Product/Wizard.php
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ public function execute()
         $this->productBuilder->build($this->getRequest());
 
         /** @var \Magento\Framework\View\Result\Layout $resultLayout */
-        $resultLayout = $this->resultFactory->create(ResultFactory::TYPE_PAGE);
-        $resultLayout->getLayout()->getUpdate()->removeHandle('default');
-
+        $resultLayout = $this->resultFactory->create(ResultFactory::TYPE_LAYOUT);
         return $resultLayout;
     }
 }