diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a528da6..eff608b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
  * Fixed bugs related to the display and hiding of previous note revisions.
  * Fixed a bug in which moving a note and then clicking the "changes" tab on
    any other note failed to show that note's previous revisions.
+ * Fixed a bug in which hiding a note could produce a spurious save conflict
+   notification error.
 
 1.6.3: February 11, 2009
  * Introduced cache-busting code to make pages update more reliably after a
diff --git a/static/js/Wiki.js b/static/js/Wiki.js
index 8c985d3..0bd2f39 100644
--- a/static/js/Wiki.js
+++ b/static/js/Wiki.js
@@ -1528,9 +1528,6 @@ Wiki.prototype.hide_editor = function ( event, editor ) {
   this.clear_messages();
   this.clear_pulldowns();
 
-  if ( this.focused_editor )
-    this.editor_focused( null );
-
   if ( !editor ) {
     editor = this.focused_editor;
     this.focused_editor = null;
@@ -1567,9 +1564,6 @@ Wiki.prototype.delete_editor = function ( event, editor ) {
   this.clear_messages();
   this.clear_pulldowns();
 
-  if ( this.focused_editor )
-    this.editor_focused( null );
-
   if ( !editor ) {
     editor = this.focused_editor;
     this.focused_editor = null;