diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/theme.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
index 822fb5b656..c5de5e5c9c 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ function wp_prepare_themes_for_js( $themes = null ) {
 		if ( current_user_can( 'edit_theme_options' ) && current_user_can( 'customize' ) ) {
 			$customize_action = esc_url( add_query_arg(
 				array(
-					'return' => urlencode( esc_url_raw( wp_unslash( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) ) ),
+					'return' => urlencode( esc_url_raw( remove_query_arg( wp_removable_query_args(), wp_unslash( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) ) ) ),
 				),
 				wp_customize_url( $slug )
 			) );
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/menu.php b/src/wp-admin/menu.php
index 2fd146bd1a..ef81ea5471 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/menu.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/menu.php
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ $appearance_cap = current_user_can( 'switch_themes') ? 'switch_themes' : 'edit_t
 $menu[60] = array( __( 'Appearance' ), $appearance_cap, 'themes.php', '', 'menu-top menu-icon-appearance', 'menu-appearance', 'dashicons-admin-appearance' );
 	$submenu['themes.php'][5] = array( __( 'Themes' ), $appearance_cap, 'themes.php' );
 
-	$customize_url = add_query_arg( 'return', urlencode( wp_unslash( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) ), 'customize.php' );
+	$customize_url = add_query_arg( 'return', urlencode( remove_query_arg( wp_removable_query_args(), wp_unslash( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) ) ), 'customize.php' );
 	$submenu['themes.php'][6] = array( __( 'Customize' ), 'customize', esc_url( $customize_url ), '', 'hide-if-no-customize' );
 
 	if ( current_theme_supports( 'menus' ) || current_theme_supports( 'widgets' ) ) {
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/nav-menus.php b/src/wp-admin/nav-menus.php
index 19348c2348..403f73c939 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/nav-menus.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/nav-menus.php
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 				' <a class="page-title-action hide-if-no-customize" href="%1$s">%2$s</a>',
 				esc_url( add_query_arg( array(
 					array( 'autofocus' => $focus ),
-					'return' => urlencode( wp_unslash( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) ),
+					'return' => urlencode( remove_query_arg( wp_removable_query_args(), wp_unslash( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) ) ),
 				), admin_url( 'customize.php' ) ) ),
 				__( 'Manage with Live Preview' )
 			);
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/widgets.php b/src/wp-admin/widgets.php
index 6e0aee1b2a..28594e182d 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/widgets.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/widgets.php
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' ); ?>
 			esc_url( add_query_arg(
 				array(
 					array( 'autofocus' => array( 'panel' => 'widgets' ) ),
-					'return' => urlencode( wp_unslash( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) )
+					'return' => urlencode( remove_query_arg( wp_removable_query_args(), wp_unslash( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) ) )
 				),
 				admin_url( 'customize.php' )
 			) ),