How to remove the hash from [removed] (URL) with JavaScript without page refresh?

Question

I have URL like: http://example.com#something, how do I remove #something, without causing the page to refresh?

I attempted the following

Answer 1

I think, it would be more safe

if (window.history) {
    window.history.pushState('', document.title, window.location.href.replace(window.location.hash, ''));
} else {
    window.location.hash = '';
}