diff --git a/src/action/AsyncActions.ts b/src/action/AsyncActions.ts
index c3e5f581..03592ff0 100644
--- a/src/action/AsyncActions.ts
+++ b/src/action/AsyncActions.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import * as jsonld from "jsonld";
 import Message from "../model/Message";
 import MessageType from "../model/MessageType";
 import Term, { CONTEXT as TERM_CONTEXT, TermData } from "../model/Term";
-import VocabularyUtils, { IRI } from "../util/VocabularyUtils";
+import VocabularyUtils, { IRI, IRIImpl } from "../util/VocabularyUtils";
 import ActionType, { PendingAsyncAction } from "./ActionType";
 import Resource, { ResourceData } from "../model/Resource";
 import RdfsResource, {
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ export function createVocabulary(vocabulary: Vocabulary) {
 export function loadVocabulary(iri: IRI, timestamp?: string) {
   const action = {
     type: ActionType.LOAD_VOCABULARY,
+    iri: IRIImpl.toString(iri),
   };
   return (dispatch: ThunkDispatch, getState: () => TermItState) => {
     if (isActionRequestPending(getState(), action)) {
diff --git a/src/component/vocabulary/VocabularySummary.tsx b/src/component/vocabulary/VocabularySummary.tsx
index 7abeec36..92fa2c16 100644
--- a/src/component/vocabulary/VocabularySummary.tsx
+++ b/src/component/vocabulary/VocabularySummary.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ interface VocabularySummaryProps
 }
 
 export interface VocabularySummaryState extends EditableComponentState {
-  selectDocumentDialogOpen: boolean;
   showExportDialog: boolean;
   showSnapshotDialog: boolean;
   language: string;
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ export class VocabularySummary extends EditableComponent<
       showRemoveDialog: false,
       showExportDialog: false,
       showSnapshotDialog: false,
-      selectDocumentDialogOpen: false,
       language: resolveInitialLanguage(
         props.vocabulary,
         props.locale,
@@ -171,6 +169,11 @@ export class VocabularySummary extends EditableComponent<
     this.props.requestVocabularyValidation(iriFromUrl, this.props.stompClient);
   };
 
+  public reloadVocabulary = () => {
+    const iri = VocabularyUtils.create(this.props.vocabulary.iri);
+    this.props.loadVocabulary(iri);
+  };
+
   public setLanguage = (language: string) => {
     this.setState({ language });
   };
@@ -325,7 +328,7 @@ export class VocabularySummary extends EditableComponent<
               match={this.props.match}
               language={this.state.language}
               selectLanguage={this.setLanguage}
-              onChange={this.loadVocabulary}
+              onChange={this.reloadVocabulary}
             />
           )}
         </div>
diff --git a/src/reducer/TermItReducers.ts b/src/reducer/TermItReducers.ts
index baebede5..fe3abb6f 100644
--- a/src/reducer/TermItReducers.ts
+++ b/src/reducer/TermItReducers.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function vocabulary(
   switch (action.type) {
     case ActionType.LOAD_VOCABULARY:
       if (action.status === AsyncActionStatus.REQUEST) {
-        return EMPTY_VOCABULARY;
+        return (action as any).iri === state.iri ? state : EMPTY_VOCABULARY;
       } else if (isAsyncSuccess(action)) {
         return action.payload as Vocabulary;
       } else {
@@ -144,11 +144,6 @@ function vocabulary(
       return onTermCountLoaded(state, action);
     case ActionType.LOGOUT:
       return EMPTY_VOCABULARY;
-    case ActionType.REMOVE_RESOURCE:
-    case ActionType.UPDATE_RESOURCE:
-    case ActionType.CREATE_RESOURCE: // intentional fall-through
-      // the resource might have been/be related to the vocabulary
-      return isAsyncSuccess(action) ? EMPTY_VOCABULARY : state;
     default:
       return state;
   }
diff --git a/src/reducer/__tests__/TermItReducers.test.ts b/src/reducer/__tests__/TermItReducers.test.ts
index 76949d80..13be8dae 100644
--- a/src/reducer/__tests__/TermItReducers.test.ts
+++ b/src/reducer/__tests__/TermItReducers.test.ts
@@ -350,36 +350,6 @@ describe("Reducers", () => {
       expect(vocabulary.allImportedVocabularies).toEqual(imports);
     });
 
-    it("resets vocabulary to empty when resource is removed", () => {
-      // The removed resource could have been a file from a document related to that vocabulary, in which case
-      // the vocabulary needs to be reloaded
-      const action = { type: ActionType.REMOVE_RESOURCE };
-      initialState.vocabulary = new Vocabulary({
-        label: langString("Test vocabulary"),
-        iri: Generator.generateUri(),
-        types: [VocabularyUtils.VOCABULARY],
-      });
-      expect(
-        reducers(stateToPlainObject(initialState), asyncActionSuccess(action))
-          .vocabulary
-      ).toEqual(EMPTY_VOCABULARY);
-    });
-
-    it("resets vocabulary to empty when resource is created", () => {
-      // The created resource could be a file added to a document related to that vocabulary, in which case
-      // the vocabulary needs to be reloaded
-      const action = { type: ActionType.CREATE_RESOURCE };
-      initialState.vocabulary = new Vocabulary({
-        label: langString("Test vocabulary"),
-        iri: Generator.generateUri(),
-        types: [VocabularyUtils.VOCABULARY],
-      });
-      expect(
-        reducers(stateToPlainObject(initialState), asyncActionSuccess(action))
-          .vocabulary
-      ).toEqual(EMPTY_VOCABULARY);
-    });
-
     it("sets term count on vocabulary when it is loaded", () => {
       initialState.vocabulary = new Vocabulary({
         label: langString("Test vocabulary"),