diff --git a/dvc/repo/experiments/__init__.py b/dvc/repo/experiments/__init__.py
index a6b19b90e..bcf888bdf 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/experiments/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/experiments/__init__.py
@@ -258,8 +258,7 @@ class Experiments:
             exp_ref = ExpRefInfo(baseline_sha=baseline_sha, name=name)
             check_ref_format(self.scm, exp_ref)
             force = kwargs.get("force", False)
-            reset = kwargs.get("reset", False)
-            if self.scm.get_ref(str(exp_ref)) and not (force or reset):
+            if self.scm.get_ref(str(exp_ref)) and not force:
                 raise ExperimentExistsError(exp_ref.name)
 
         return queue.put(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/dvc/repo/experiments/executor/base.py b/dvc/repo/experiments/executor/base.py
index 8d519f2b6..45ef7c3c4 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/experiments/executor/base.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/experiments/executor/base.py
@@ -492,7 +492,6 @@ class BaseExecutor(ABC):
                     info,
                     stages,
                     exp_hash,
-                    checkpoint_reset,
                     auto_push,
                     git_remote,
                     repro_force,
@@ -513,17 +512,11 @@ class BaseExecutor(ABC):
         info,
         stages,
         exp_hash,
-        checkpoint_reset,
         auto_push,
         git_remote,
         repro_force,
     ) -> Tuple[Optional[str], Optional["ExpRefInfo"], bool]:
         is_checkpoint = any(stage.is_checkpoint for stage in stages)
-        if is_checkpoint and checkpoint_reset:
-            # For reset checkpoint stages, we need to force
-            # overwriting existing checkpoint refs even though
-            # repro may not have actually been run with --force
-            repro_force = True
         cls.commit(
             dvc.scm,
             exp_hash,
diff --git a/tests/func/experiments/test_checkpoints.py b/tests/func/experiments/test_checkpoints.py
index 77922d996..5b3b2bf82 100644
--- a/tests/func/experiments/test_checkpoints.py
+++ b/tests/func/experiments/test_checkpoints.py
@@ -90,14 +90,11 @@ def test_resume_checkpoint(
 def test_reset_checkpoint(
     tmp_dir, scm, dvc, checkpoint_stage, caplog, workspace
 ):
-    dvc.experiments.run(
-        checkpoint_stage.addressing, name="foo", tmp_dir=not workspace
-    )
+    dvc.experiments.run(checkpoint_stage.addressing, tmp_dir=not workspace)
 
     results = dvc.experiments.run(
         checkpoint_stage.addressing,
         params=["foo=2"],
-        name="foo",
         tmp_dir=not workspace,
         reset=True,
     )
@@ -228,7 +225,8 @@ def test_auto_push_during_iterations(
     ref_info = first(exp_refs_by_rev(scm, exp))
     assert git_upstream.tmp_dir.scm.get_ref(str(ref_info)) == exp
 
-    assert auto_push_spy.call_count == 2
+    # Assert 3 pushes: 2 checkpoints and final commit
+    assert auto_push_spy.call_count == 3
     assert auto_push_spy.call_args[0][2] == remote
 
 
@@ -288,7 +286,8 @@ def test_tmp_dir_failed_checkpoint(
     exp = first(results)
 
     result = dvc.experiments.show()[baseline]
-    assert len(result) == 1 + 2
+    # Assert 4 rows: baseline, 2 checkpoints, and final commit
+    assert len(result) == 4
     assert exp in result
     assert (
         "Checkpoint stage 'failed-checkpoint-file' was interrupted remaining "
diff --git a/tests/func/experiments/test_show.py b/tests/func/experiments/test_show.py
index 56d2214c7..973144766 100644
--- a/tests/func/experiments/test_show.py
+++ b/tests/func/experiments/test_show.py
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ def test_show_checkpoint(
     exp_rev = first(results)
 
     results = dvc.experiments.show()[baseline_rev]
-    assert len(results) == checkpoint_stage.iterations + 1
+    # Assert 4 rows: baseline, 2 checkpoints, and final commit
+    assert len(results) == checkpoint_stage.iterations + 2
 
     checkpoints = []
     for rev, exp in results.items():
@@ -1049,7 +1050,8 @@ def test_show_checkpoint_error(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, checkpoint_stage, mocker):
     exp_ref = str(first(exp_refs_by_rev(scm, exp_rev)))
 
     results = dvc.experiments.show()[baseline_rev]
-    assert len(results) == checkpoint_stage.iterations + 1
+    # Assert 4 rows: baseline, 2 checkpoints, and final commit
+    assert len(results) == checkpoint_stage.iterations + 2
 
     checkpoints = {}
     for rev in results: