diff --git a/wp-admin/customize.php b/wp-admin/customize.php
index 6ee2de007a..bfc96233eb 100644
--- a/wp-admin/customize.php
+++ b/wp-admin/customize.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ $url = wp_unslash( $url );
 $url = wp_validate_redirect( $url, home_url( '/' ) );
 if ( $return ) {
 	$return = wp_unslash( $return );
+	$return = remove_query_arg( wp_removable_query_args(), $return );
 	$return = wp_validate_redirect( $return );
 }
 if ( ! $return ) {
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/misc.php b/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
index 83e7548175..d65d22b2d7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
@@ -865,24 +865,7 @@ function post_form_autocomplete_off() {
  * @since 4.2.0
  */
 function wp_admin_canonical_url() {
-	$removable_query_args = array(
-		'message', 'settings-updated', 'saved',
-		'update', 'updated', 'activated',
-		'activate', 'deactivate', 'locked',
-		'deleted', 'trashed', 'untrashed',
-		'enabled', 'disabled', 'skipped',
-		'spammed', 'unspammed',
-		'error',
-	);
-
-	/**
-	 * Filter the list of URL parameters to remove.
-	 *
-	 * @since 4.2.0
-	 *
-	 * @param array $removable_query_args An array of parameters to remove from the URL.
-	 */
-	$removable_query_args = apply_filters( 'removable_query_args', $removable_query_args );
+	$removable_query_args = wp_removable_query_args();
 
 	if ( empty( $removable_query_args ) ) {
 		return;
diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index 006cb6cb7e..9206f9bffd 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -824,6 +824,47 @@ function remove_query_arg( $key, $query = false ) {
 	return add_query_arg( $key, false, $query );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns an array of single-use query variable names that can be removed from a URL.
+ *
+ * @since 4.4.0
+ *
+ * @return array An array of parameters to remove from the URL.
+ */
+function wp_removable_query_args() {
+	$removable_query_args = array(
+		'activate',
+		'activated',
+		'approved',
+		'deactivate',
+		'deleted',
+		'disabled',
+		'enabled',
+		'error',
+		'locked',
+		'message',
+		'same',
+		'saved',
+		'settings-updated',
+		'skipped',
+		'spammed',
+		'trashed',
+		'unspammed',
+		'untrashed',
+		'update',
+		'updated',
+	);
+
+	/**
+	 * Filter the list of query variables to remove.
+	 *
+	 * @since 4.2.0
+	 *
+	 * @param array $removable_query_args An array of query variables to remove from a URL.
+	 */
+	return apply_filters( 'removable_query_args', $removable_query_args );
+}
+
 /**
  * Walks the array while sanitizing the contents.
  *
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index ac0bd5fb8f..d19a8d1297 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-33848';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-33849';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.