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

function removeLocationHash(){
    var noHashURL = window.location.href.replace(/#.*$/, '');
    window.history.replaceState('', document.title, noHashURL) 
}

window.addEventListener("load", function(){
    removeLocationHash();
});