diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/pages/shared/wikis/wiki_notes/components/wiki_discussion.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/pages/shared/wikis/wiki_notes/components/wiki_discussion.vue
index 89966550cb7c2b1bfda48a748a5eacfc7658b804..7580882a594534772614d50d7a946e1874d4991d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/pages/shared/wikis/wiki_notes/components/wiki_discussion.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/pages/shared/wikis/wiki_notes/components/wiki_discussion.vue
@@ -99,9 +99,8 @@ export default {
       this.isReplying = value;
       if (!this.isReplying) clearDraft(this.autosaveKey);
     },
-    updateNote({ notes: { nodes } }) {
+    updateNote() {
       this.placeholderNote = {};
-      this.replies = [...this.replies, nodes[nodes.length - 1]];
       this.toggleReplying(false);
     },
     getUserPermissions(note) {
@@ -126,6 +125,7 @@ export default {
           <div v-for="reply in replies" :key="reply.id">
             <wiki-note
               reply-note
+              data-testid="wiki-reply-note"
               :noteable-id="noteableId"
               :user-permissions="getUserPermissions(reply)"
               :note="reply"
diff --git a/spec/frontend/pages/shared/wikis/notes/components/wiki_discussion_spec.js b/spec/frontend/pages/shared/wikis/notes/components/wiki_discussion_spec.js
index 6a6b1a0431f884adf9c2858d23d66e9cb7e4fc80..0b4bae5490e02c889cf57d8ab198ba7280b814ef 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/pages/shared/wikis/notes/components/wiki_discussion_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/pages/shared/wikis/notes/components/wiki_discussion_spec.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ describe('WikiDiscussion', () => {
       expect(placeholderNote.exists()).toBe(false);
     });
 
-    it('should remove placeholer and add new reply to replies list when creating-note:success event is fired', async () => {
+    it('should remove placeholer when creating-note:success event is fired', async () => {
       const newReply = {
         ...note,
         id: 'gid://gitlab/DiscussionNote/1525',
@@ -202,11 +202,8 @@ describe('WikiDiscussion', () => {
       replyForm.$emit('creating-note:success', { notes: { nodes: [newReply] } });
       await nextTick();
 
-      const reply = noteFooter().findComponent(WikiNote);
-      const placeholderNote = noteFooter().findComponent(PlaceholderNote);
-
+      const placeholderNote = wrapper.findComponent(PlaceholderNote);
       expect(placeholderNote.exists()).toBe(false);
-      expect(reply.exists()).toBe(true);
     });
   });
 });