diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/actions.js b/packages/core-data/src/actions.js
index 31067b954cfbbe..5ca26bc6bb24e6 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/actions.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/actions.js
@@ -700,14 +700,29 @@ export const __experimentalSaveSpecifiedEntityEdits = (
  * @param {string} name     Name of the entity.
  * @param {Object} recordId ID of the record.
  */
-export function __experimentalResetEditedEntityRecord( kind, name, recordId ) {
-	return {
-		type: 'RESET_ENTITY_RECORD_EDITS',
+export const __experimentalResetEditedEntityRecord = (
+	kind,
+	name,
+	recordId
+) => async ( { select, dispatch } ) => {
+	if ( ! select.hasEditsForEntityRecord( kind, name, recordId ) ) {
+		return;
+	}
+	const edits = select.getEntityRecordEdits( kind, name, recordId );
+	const editsToDiscard = {};
+	for ( const edit in edits ) {
+		editsToDiscard[ edit ] = undefined;
+	}
+	return await dispatch( {
+		type: 'EDIT_ENTITY_RECORD',
 		kind,
 		name,
 		recordId,
-	};
-}
+		edits: editsToDiscard,
+		transientEdits: {},
+		meta: { undo: undefined },
+	} );
+};
 
 /**
  * Action triggered to reset only specified properties for the entity.
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/reducer.js b/packages/core-data/src/reducer.js
index ba64c9680c4207..130407e6f277af 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/reducer.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/reducer.js
@@ -263,15 +263,6 @@ function entity( entityConfig ) {
 							...state,
 							[ action.recordId ]: nextEdits,
 						};
-
-					case 'RESET_ENTITY_RECORD_EDITS':
-						const {
-							// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-							[ action.recordId ]: recordEdits,
-							...otherEdits
-						} = state;
-
-						return otherEdits;
 				}
 
 				return state;