diff --git a/editor/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp b/editor/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp
index 7f9d80961bf..9951e604ccd 100644
--- a/editor/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp
@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ void EditorPropertyArray::update_property() {
 				new_prop->connect(SNAME("object_id_selected"), callable_mp(this, &EditorPropertyArray::_object_id_selected));
 				new_prop->set_h_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
 				new_prop->set_read_only(is_read_only());
-				callable_mp((Node *)slot.prop, &Node::add_sibling).call_deferred(new_prop, false);
-				callable_mp((Node *)slot.prop, &Node::queue_free).call_deferred();
+				slot.prop->add_sibling(new_prop, false);
+				slot.prop->queue_free();
 				slot.prop = new_prop;
 				slot.set_index(idx);
 			}