diff --git a/client/modules/User/pages/DashboardView.jsx b/client/modules/User/pages/DashboardView.jsx
index 3c7cddc178..d0a6c6fde0 100644
--- a/client/modules/User/pages/DashboardView.jsx
+++ b/client/modules/User/pages/DashboardView.jsx
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ class DashboardView extends React.Component {
     super(props);
     this.closeAccountPage = this.closeAccountPage.bind(this);
     this.gotoHomePage = this.gotoHomePage.bind(this);
+    this.toggleCollectionCreate = this.toggleCollectionCreate.bind(this);
+    this.state = {
+      collectionCreateVisible: false
+    };
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -68,15 +72,12 @@ class DashboardView extends React.Component {
     return this.props.user.username === this.props.params.username;
   }
 
-  isCollectionCreate() {
-    const path = this.props.location.pathname;
-    return /collections\/create$/.test(path);
+  toggleCollectionCreate() {
+    this.setState((prevState) => ({
+      collectionCreateVisible: !prevState.collectionCreateVisible
+    }));
   }
 
-  returnToDashboard = () => {
-    browserHistory.push(`/${this.ownerName()}/collections`);
-  };
-
   renderActionButton(tabKey, username, t) {
     switch (tabKey) {
       case TabKey.assets:
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ class DashboardView extends React.Component {
         return (
           this.isOwner() && (
             <React.Fragment>
-              <Button to={`/${username}/collections/create`}>
+              <Button onClick={this.toggleCollectionCreate}>
                 {t('DashboardView.CreateCollection')}
               </Button>
               <CollectionSearchbar />
@@ -148,10 +149,10 @@ class DashboardView extends React.Component {
             {this.renderContent(currentTab, username)}
           </div>
         </main>
-        {this.isCollectionCreate() && (
+        {this.state.collectionCreateVisible && (
           <Overlay
             title={this.props.t('DashboardView.CreateCollectionOverlay')}
-            closeOverlay={this.returnToDashboard}
+            closeOverlay={this.toggleCollectionCreate}
           >
             <CollectionCreate />
           </Overlay>
diff --git a/client/routes.jsx b/client/routes.jsx
index 321cd786c8..d405c0c7e4 100644
--- a/client/routes.jsx
+++ b/client/routes.jsx
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ const routes = (store) => (
       path="/:username/collections"
       component={mobileFirst(MobileDashboardView, DashboardView)}
     />
-
-    <Route path="/:username/collections/create" component={DashboardView} />
     <Route
       path="/:username/collections/:collection_id"
       component={CollectionView}
diff --git a/server/routes/server.routes.js b/server/routes/server.routes.js
index bf992980fe..a0b608188d 100644
--- a/server/routes/server.routes.js
+++ b/server/routes/server.routes.js
@@ -121,23 +121,6 @@ router.get('/about', (req, res) => {
   res.send(renderIndex());
 });
 
-router.get('/:username/collections/create', (req, res) => {
-  userExists(req.params.username, (exists) => {
-    const isLoggedInUser =
-      req.user && req.user.username === req.params.username;
-    const canAccess = exists && isLoggedInUser;
-    return canAccess
-      ? res.send(renderIndex())
-      : get404Sketch((html) => res.send(html));
-  });
-});
-
-router.get('/:username/collections/create', (req, res) => {
-  userExists(req.params.username, (exists) =>
-    exists ? res.send(renderIndex()) : get404Sketch((html) => res.send(html))
-  );
-});
-
 router.get('/:username/collections/:id', (req, res) => {
   collectionForUserExists(req.params.username, req.params.id, (exists) =>
     exists ? res.send(renderIndex()) : get404Sketch((html) => res.send(html))