diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/effects/posts.js b/packages/editor/src/store/effects/posts.js
index 9c876fe7b5947b..2da7fac0278198 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/effects/posts.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/effects/posts.js
@@ -174,16 +174,7 @@ export const requestPostUpdate = async ( action, store ) => {
  */
 export const requestPostUpdateSuccess = ( action, store ) => {
 	const { previousPost, post, isAutosave, postType } = action;
-	const { dispatch, getState } = store;
-
-	// TEMPORARY: If edits remain after a save completes, the user must be
-	// prompted about unsaved changes. This should be refactored as part of
-	// the `isEditedPostDirty` selector instead.
-	//
-	// See: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/7409
-	if ( Object.keys( getPostEdits( getState() ) ).length ) {
-		dispatch( { type: 'DIRTY_ARTIFICIALLY' } );
-	}
+	const { dispatch } = store;
 
 	// Autosaves are neither shown a notice nor redirected.
 	if ( isAutosave ) {
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/reducer.js b/packages/editor/src/store/reducer.js
index 77de903ec63354..2d4dcae788652e 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/reducer.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/reducer.js
@@ -244,9 +244,6 @@ export const editor = flow( [
 
 				return state;
 
-			case 'DIRTY_ARTIFICIALLY':
-				return { ...state };
-
 			case 'UPDATE_POST':
 			case 'RESET_POST':
 				const getCanonicalValue = action.type === 'UPDATE_POST' ?
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/test/effects.js b/packages/editor/src/store/test/effects.js
index 81ca509b85f3b6..b6ff397e649878 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/test/effects.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/test/effects.js
@@ -331,19 +331,6 @@ describe( 'effects', () => {
 
 			expect( dispatch ).toHaveBeenCalledTimes( 0 );
 		} );
-
-		it( 'should dispatch dirtying action if edits linger after autosave', () => {
-			const dispatch = jest.fn();
-			const store = { dispatch, getState: createGetState( true ) };
-
-			const previousPost = getPublishedPost();
-			const post = { ...getPublishedPost(), id: defaultPost.id + 1 };
-
-			handler( { post, previousPost, isAutosave: true }, store );
-
-			expect( dispatch ).toHaveBeenCalledTimes( 1 );
-			expect( dispatch ).toHaveBeenCalledWith( { type: 'DIRTY_ARTIFICIALLY' } );
-		} );
 	} );
 
 	describe( '.REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_FAILURE', () => {