diff --git a/src/dialogs/make-dialog-manager.ts b/src/dialogs/make-dialog-manager.ts
index 942b7d751e41..2ad97ef2000e 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/make-dialog-manager.ts
+++ b/src/dialogs/make-dialog-manager.ts
@@ -125,25 +125,6 @@ export const showDialog = async (
   return true;
 };
 
-export const showDialogFromHistory = async (dialogTag: string) => {
-  const dialogState = OPEN_DIALOG_STACK.find(
-    (state) => state.dialogTag === dialogTag
-  );
-  if (dialogState) {
-    showDialog(
-      dialogState.element,
-      dialogState.root,
-      dialogTag,
-      dialogState.dialogParams,
-      dialogState.dialogImport,
-      false
-    );
-  } else {
-    // remove the dialog from history if already closed
-    mainWindow.history.back();
-  }
-};
-
 export const closeDialog = async (dialogTag: string): Promise<boolean> => {
   if (!(dialogTag in LOADED)) {
     return true;
diff --git a/src/state/url-sync-mixin.ts b/src/state/url-sync-mixin.ts
index 58594f844b35..2ed322f74d6f 100644
--- a/src/state/url-sync-mixin.ts
+++ b/src/state/url-sync-mixin.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-console */
 import type { PropertyValueMap, ReactiveElement } from "lit";
 import { mainWindow } from "../common/dom/get_main_window";
-import {
-  closeLastDialog,
-  showDialogFromHistory,
-} from "../dialogs/make-dialog-manager";
+import { closeLastDialog } from "../dialogs/make-dialog-manager";
 import type { ProvideHassElement } from "../mixins/provide-hass-lit-mixin";
 import type { Constructor } from "../types";
 
@@ -43,7 +40,9 @@ export const urlSyncMixin = <
         ): void {
           super.firstUpdated(changedProperties);
           if (mainWindow.history.state?.dialog) {
-            showDialogFromHistory(mainWindow.history.state.dialog);
+            // this is a page refresh with a dialog open
+            // the dialog stack must be empty in this case so this state should be cleaned up
+            mainWindow.history.back();
           }
         }
 
@@ -59,8 +58,8 @@ export const urlSyncMixin = <
             }
             if ("dialog" in ev.state) {
               // coming to a dialog
-              // in practice the dialog stack is empty when navigating forward, so this is a no-op
-              showDialogFromHistory(ev.state.dialog);
+              // the dialog stack must be empty in this case so this state should be cleaned up
+              mainWindow.history.back();
             }
           }
         };