diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
index d1821efc0d..fcbd53b157 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
@@ -98,18 +98,11 @@ export class Tabs {
     }
     selectedTab.selected = true;
 
-    // The same selected was selected
-    // we need to set root in the nested ion-nav if it exist
-    /*if (this.selectedTab === selectedTab) {
-      return selectedTab.goToRoot();
-    }
-    */
-
     const leavingTab = this.selectedTab;
     this.selectedTab = selectedTab;
 
     let promise = selectedTab.setActive(true);
-    if (leavingTab) {
+    if (leavingTab && leavingTab !== selectedTab) {
       promise = promise.then(() => leavingTab.setActive(false));
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/vanilla/index.html b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/vanilla/index.html
index ff653cf6a5..92321b7643 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/vanilla/index.html
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tabs/test/vanilla/index.html
@@ -11,16 +11,13 @@
 </head>
 <body>
   <ion-tabs>
-    <ion-tab title="Plain List" icon="star" path="">
-      <div class="div-one">Div One</div>
+    <ion-tab title="Tab One" icon="star" path="">
+      <div class="div-one" slot="not-initialized">Div One</div>
     </ion-tab>
 
-    <ion-tab title="Schedule" icon="globe" path="tab2">
-      <div class="div-two">Div Two</div>
+    <ion-tab title="Tab Two" icon="globe" path="tab2">
+      <div class="div-two" slot="not-initialized">Div Two</div>
     </ion-tab>
-
-    <ion-tab title="Schedule" icon="save" path="tab2">
-      <div class="div-three">Div Three</div>
   </ion-tabs>
 
   <style>
@@ -35,12 +32,6 @@
       height: 100%;
       color: #FFF;
     }
-
-    .div-three {
-      background-color: green;
-      height: 100%;
-      color: #FFF;
-    }
     </style>
 </body>
 </html>
