diff --git a/graphql/admin/schema.go b/graphql/admin/schema.go
index 96f9fd5bac3..7e1c23448f6 100644
--- a/graphql/admin/schema.go
+++ b/graphql/admin/schema.go
@@ -57,10 +57,8 @@ func resolveUpdateGQLSchema(ctx context.Context, m schema.Mutation) (*resolve.Re
 	if _, err = schema.FromString(schHandler.GQLSchema()); err != nil {
 		return resolve.EmptyResult(m, err), false
 	}
-	newGQLSchema := input.Set.Schema
-	newDgraphSchema := schHandler.DGSchema()
 
-	resp, err := edgraph.UpdateGQLSchema(ctx, newGQLSchema, newDgraphSchema)
+	resp, err := edgraph.UpdateGQLSchema(ctx, input.Set.Schema, schHandler.DGSchema())
 	if err != nil {
 		return resolve.EmptyResult(m, err), false
 	}
@@ -70,8 +68,8 @@ func resolveUpdateGQLSchema(ctx context.Context, m schema.Mutation) (*resolve.Re
 			m.Name(): map[string]interface{}{
 				"gqlSchema": map[string]interface{}{
 					"id":              query.UidToHex(resp.Uid),
-					"schema":          newGQLSchema,
-					"generatedSchema": newDgraphSchema,
+					"schema":          input.Set.Schema,
+					"generatedSchema": schHandler.GQLSchema(),
 				}}},
 		Field: m,
 		Err:   nil,