diff --git a/editor/script/script_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/script/script_editor_plugin.cpp
index 5f8a26ecc654..362524b83fa8 100644
--- a/editor/script/script_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/script/script_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -1849,7 +1849,6 @@ void ScriptEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 			// Can't set own styles in NOTIFICATION_THEME_CHANGED, so for now this will do.
 			add_theme_style_override(SceneStringName(panel), get_theme_stylebox(SNAME("ScriptEditorPanel"), EditorStringName(EditorStyles)));
 
-			get_tree()->connect("tree_changed", callable_mp(this, &ScriptEditor::_tree_changed));
 			InspectorDock::get_singleton()->connect("request_help", callable_mp(this, &ScriptEditor::_help_class_open));
 			EditorNode::get_singleton()->connect("request_help_search", callable_mp(this, &ScriptEditor::_help_search));
 			EditorNode::get_singleton()->connect("scene_closed", callable_mp(this, &ScriptEditor::_close_builtin_scripts_from_scene));
@@ -2454,12 +2453,8 @@ void ScriptEditor::_update_script_names() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!waiting_update_names) {
-		_update_members_overview();
-		_update_help_overview();
-	} else {
-		waiting_update_names = false;
-	}
+	_update_members_overview();
+	_update_help_overview();
 	_update_members_overview_visibility();
 	_update_help_overview_visibility();
 	_update_script_colors();
@@ -3187,15 +3182,6 @@ void ScriptEditor::_update_autosave_timer() {
 	}
 }
 
-void ScriptEditor::_tree_changed() {
-	if (waiting_update_names) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	waiting_update_names = true;
-	callable_mp(this, &ScriptEditor::_update_script_names).call_deferred();
-}
-
 void ScriptEditor::_split_dragged(float) {
 	_save_layout();
 }
@@ -4214,7 +4200,6 @@ ScriptEditor::ScriptEditor(WindowWrapper *p_wrapper) {
 	script_editor_cache->load(EditorPaths::get_singleton()->get_project_settings_dir().path_join("script_editor_cache.cfg"));
 
 	restoring_layout = false;
-	waiting_update_names = false;
 	pending_auto_reload = false;
 	auto_reload_running_scripts = true;
 	external_editor_active = false;
diff --git a/editor/script/script_editor_plugin.h b/editor/script/script_editor_plugin.h
index 2a7f1f14a04a..6327d1443fc5 100644
--- a/editor/script/script_editor_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/script/script_editor_plugin.h
@@ -504,8 +504,6 @@ class ScriptEditor : public PanelContainer {
 
 	void _find_scripts(Node *p_base, Node *p_current, HashSet<Ref<Script>> &used);
 
-	void _tree_changed();
-
 	void _split_dragged(float);
 
 	Variant get_drag_data_fw(const Point2 &p_point, Control *p_from);
@@ -523,7 +521,6 @@ class ScriptEditor : public PanelContainer {
 	void _history_forward();
 	void _history_back();
 
-	bool waiting_update_names;
 	bool lock_history = false;
 
 	void _help_class_open(const String &p_class);