diff --git a/web/src/views/live/DraggableGridLayout.tsx b/web/src/views/live/DraggableGridLayout.tsx
index 2cc67feb8..053adaff2 100644
--- a/web/src/views/live/DraggableGridLayout.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/live/DraggableGridLayout.tsx
@@ -200,14 +200,6 @@ export default function DraggableGridLayout({
     birdseyeConfig,
   ]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (currentGridLayout) {
-      setGridLayout(currentGridLayout);
-    }
-    // we know that these deps are correct
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [isEditMode, setGridLayout]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isGridLayoutLoaded) {
       if (gridLayout) {