diff --git a/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.js b/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.js
index 03da824955..423df258ab 100644
--- a/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.js
+++ b/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.js
@@ -4,19 +4,12 @@ import './tab_switcher.scss'
 
 export default Vue.component('tab-switcher', {
   name: 'TabSwitcher',
-  props: ['refresh', 'renderOnlyFocused'],
+  props: ['renderOnlyFocused'],
   data () {
     return {
       active: this.$slots.default.findIndex(_ => _.tag)
     }
   },
-  watch: {
-    $route () {
-      if (this.refresh) {
-        this.active = 0
-      }
-    }
-  },
   methods: {
     activateTab (index) {
       return () => {
diff --git a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
index 7708141c62..cdf1cee925 100644
--- a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
+++ b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ const UserProfile = {
       }
       this.cleanUp()
       this.startUp()
+    },
+    $route () {
+      this.$refs.tabSwitcher.activateTab(0)()
     }
   },
   components: {
diff --git a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
index 54f1b97b41..8090efa56e 100644
--- a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       :switcher="true"
       :selected="timeline.viewing"
     />
-    <tab-switcher :refresh="true" :renderOnlyFocused="true">
+    <tab-switcher :renderOnlyFocused="true" ref="tabSwitcher">
       <Timeline
         :label="$t('user_card.statuses')"
         :disabled="!user.statuses_count"