diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/autosave_status_controller.ts b/app/javascript/controllers/autosave_status_controller.ts
index 8a24aa0f4..b0df9e295 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/autosave_status_controller.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/autosave_status_controller.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ export class AutosaveStatusController extends ApplicationController {
   connect(): void {
     this.onGlobal('autosave:enqueue', () => this.didEnqueue());
     this.onGlobal('autosave:end', () => this.didSucceed());
-    // This event is used in tests to reset the state of the controller
-    this.onGlobal('autosave:reset', () => this.didReset());
     this.onGlobal<CustomEvent>('autosave:error', (event) =>
       this.didFail(event)
     );
@@ -63,10 +61,6 @@ export class AutosaveStatusController extends ApplicationController {
     this.debounce(this.hideSucceededStatus, AUTOSAVE_STATUS_VISIBLE_DURATION);
   }
 
-  private didReset() {
-    this.setState('idle');
-  }
-
   private didFail(event: CustomEvent<{ error: ResponseError }>) {
     const error = event.detail.error;
 
diff --git a/spec/support/system_helpers.rb b/spec/support/system_helpers.rb
index 3047292e2..eb0e006d8 100644
--- a/spec/support/system_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/system_helpers.rb
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ module SystemHelpers
     blur
     expect(page).to have_css('.debounced-empty') # no more debounce
     expect(page).to have_css('.autosave-state-idle') # no more in flight promise
-    page.execute_script("document.documentElement.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('autosave:reset'));")
   end
 end