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

This will remove the trailing hash as well. eg: http://test.com/123#abc -> http://test.com/123

if(window.history.pushState) {
    window.history.pushState('', '/', window.location.pathname)
} else {
    window.location.hash = '';
}