diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh_runtime.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh_runtime.h
index dc1da5a397f..93ee99ff824 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh_runtime.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh_runtime.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ int BKE_mesh_runtime_looptri_len(const struct Mesh *mesh);
 const int *BKE_mesh_runtime_looptri_faces_ensure(const struct Mesh *mesh);
 
 bool BKE_mesh_runtime_ensure_edit_data(struct Mesh *mesh);
-void BKE_mesh_runtime_reset_edit_data(struct Mesh *mesh);
 
 /**
  * Clear and free any derived caches associated with the mesh geometry data. Examples include BVH
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_runtime.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_runtime.cc
index d1992b42887..d2dc480a3be 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_runtime.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_runtime.cc
@@ -247,14 +247,6 @@ bool BKE_mesh_runtime_ensure_edit_data(Mesh *mesh)
   return true;
 }
 
-void BKE_mesh_runtime_reset_edit_data(Mesh *mesh)
-{
-  using namespace blender::bke;
-  if (blender::bke::EditMeshData *edit_data = mesh->runtime->edit_data) {
-    *edit_data = {};
-  }
-}
-
 void BKE_mesh_runtime_clear_cache(Mesh *mesh)
 {
   using namespace blender::bke;
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_wrapper.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_wrapper.cc
index 68bca376121..7b193b7f6ce 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_wrapper.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_wrapper.cc
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ void BKE_mesh_wrapper_ensure_mdata(Mesh *me)
         BMEditMesh *em = me->edit_mesh;
         BM_mesh_bm_to_me_for_eval(em->bm, me, &me->runtime->cd_mask_extra);
 
-        /* Adding original index layers assumes that all BMesh mesh wrappers are created from
+        /* Adding original index layers here assumes that all BMesh Mesh wrappers are created from
          * original edit mode meshes (the only case where adding original indices makes sense).
-         * If that assumption is broken, the layers might be incorrect in that they might not
+         * If that assumption is broken, the layers might be incorrect because they might not
          * actually be "original".
          *
          * There is also a performance aspect, where this also assumes that original indices are
-         * always needed when converting an edit mesh to a mesh. That might be wrong, but it's not
-         * harmful. */
+         * always needed when converting a BMesh to a mesh with the mesh wrapper system. That might
+         * be wrong, but it's not harmful. */
         BKE_mesh_ensure_default_orig_index_customdata_no_check(me);
 
         blender::bke::EditMeshData *edit_data = me->runtime->edit_data;
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ void BKE_mesh_wrapper_ensure_mdata(Mesh *me)
           me->vert_positions_for_write().copy_from(edit_data->vertexCos);
           me->runtime->is_original_bmesh = false;
         }
-        BKE_mesh_runtime_reset_edit_data(me);
         MEM_delete(me->runtime->edit_data);
         me->runtime->edit_data = nullptr;
         break;