diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.controller.js
index 9c3553e1ab..0dcfc99238 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.controller.js
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ angular.module("umbraco").controller("Umbraco.PropertyEditors.NestedContent.Prop
 
             $scope.currentNode = newNode;
             $scope.setDirty();
-
-            $scope.closeNodeTypePicker();
         };
 
         $scope.openNodeTypePicker = function ($event) {