diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 384fb6a20e1a0..763c061190901 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Restore original loaders if replaced by entrypoint ([#8885](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/pull/8885))
+
 - Fixed `trainer.fit_loop.split_idx` always returning `None` ([#8601](https://github.com/PyTorchLightning/pytorch-lightning/pull/8601))
 
 
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/connectors/data_connector.py b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/connectors/data_connector.py
index c6d471fad04b1..0ab082d32e4de 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/connectors/data_connector.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/connectors/data_connector.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from typing import Optional, Union
+from typing import Callable, Optional, Union
 
 import pytorch_lightning as pl
 from pytorch_lightning.trainer.supporters import prefetch_iterator
@@ -117,19 +117,23 @@ def attach_dataloaders(
         # functions to overwrite with these implementations
         if train_dataloaders is not None:
             self.trainer.train_dataloader = None
-            model.train_dataloader = _PatchDataLoader(train_dataloaders)
+            train_dataloader = _PatchDataLoader(train_dataloaders, "train")
+            train_dataloader.patch(model)
 
         if val_dataloaders is not None:
             self.trainer.val_dataloaders = None
-            model.val_dataloader = _PatchDataLoader(val_dataloaders)
+            val_dataloader = _PatchDataLoader(val_dataloaders, "val")
+            val_dataloader.patch(model)
 
         if test_dataloaders is not None:
             self.trainer.test_dataloaders = None
-            model.test_dataloader = _PatchDataLoader(test_dataloaders)
+            test_dataloader = _PatchDataLoader(test_dataloaders, "test")
+            test_dataloader.patch(model)
 
         if predict_dataloaders is not None:
             self.trainer.predict_dataloaders = None
-            model.predict_dataloader = _PatchDataLoader(predict_dataloaders)
+            predict_dataloader = _PatchDataLoader(predict_dataloaders, "predict")
+            predict_dataloader.patch(model)
 
     def attach_datamodule(
         self, model: "pl.LightningModule", datamodule: Optional["pl.LightningDataModule"] = None
@@ -157,6 +161,13 @@ def attach_datamodule(
         if hasattr(datamodule, "data_pipeline"):
             model.data_pipeline = datamodule.data_pipeline
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def detach_data(model: "pl.LightningModule") -> None:
+        for stage in ("train", "val", "test", "predict"):
+            loader = getattr(model, f"{stage}_dataloader", None)
+            if isinstance(loader, _PatchDataLoader):
+                loader.unpatch(model)
+
 
 class _PatchDataLoader:
     r"""
@@ -167,13 +178,23 @@ class _PatchDataLoader:
         dataloader: Dataloader object to return when called.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, dataloader: Union[TRAIN_DATALOADERS, EVAL_DATALOADERS]) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, dataloader: Union[TRAIN_DATALOADERS, EVAL_DATALOADERS], stage: str) -> None:
         self.dataloader = dataloader
 
         # cannot pickle __code__ so cannot verify if PatchDataloader
         # exists which shows dataloader methods have been overwritten.
         # so, we hack it by using the string representation
         self.patch_loader_code = str(self.__call__.__code__)
+        self.old_loader: Optional[Callable] = None
+        self.stage = stage
 
     def __call__(self) -> Union[TRAIN_DATALOADERS, EVAL_DATALOADERS]:
         return self.dataloader
+
+    def patch(self, model: "pl.LightningModule") -> None:
+        self._old_loader = getattr(model, self.stage + "_dataloader")
+        setattr(model, self.stage + "_dataloader", self)
+
+    def unpatch(self, model: "pl.LightningModule") -> None:
+        setattr(model, self.stage + "_dataloader", self._old_loader)
+        self._old_loader = None
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
index c9eca4da38c4b..7b279bfbe7fc9 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
@@ -1209,6 +1209,8 @@ def _call_teardown_hook(self) -> None:
         if self.datamodule is not None:
             self.datamodule.teardown(stage=fn)
 
+        self.data_connector.detach_data(self.lightning_module)
+
         self.teardown(stage=fn)
         self.lightning_module.teardown(stage=fn)
 
diff --git a/tests/trainer/test_data_loading.py b/tests/trainer/test_data_loading.py
index c8be6727cd7ed..e9d5d3cc047cb 100644
--- a/tests/trainer/test_data_loading.py
+++ b/tests/trainer/test_data_loading.py
@@ -254,3 +254,62 @@ class CustomSampler(Sampler):
     dataloader = CustomDataLoader(dataset, sampler=CustomSampler(dataset))
     with pytest.raises(MisconfigurationException, match="will be replaced  by `DistributedSampler`"):
         trainer.auto_add_sampler(dataloader, shuffle=True)
+
+
+def test_loader_detaching():
+    """Checks that the loader has been resetted after the entrypoint"""
+
+    class LoaderTestModel(BoringModel):
+        def training_step(self, batch, batch_idx):
+            assert len(model.train_dataloader()) == 10
+            return super().training_step(batch, batch_idx)
+
+        def validation_step(self, batch, batch_idx):
+            assert len(model.val_dataloader()) == 10
+            return super().validation_step(batch, batch_idx)
+
+        def test_step(self, batch, batch_idx):
+            assert len(model.test_dataloader()) == 10
+            return super().test_step(batch, batch_idx)
+
+        def predict_step(self, batch, batch_idx, dataloader_idx=None):
+            assert len(model.predict_dataloader()) == 10
+            return super().predict_step(batch, batch_idx, dataloader_idx=dataloader_idx)
+
+    loader = DataLoader(RandomDataset(32, 10), batch_size=1)
+
+    model = LoaderTestModel()
+
+    assert len(model.train_dataloader()) == 64
+    assert len(model.val_dataloader()) == 64
+    assert len(model.predict_dataloader()) == 64
+    assert len(model.test_dataloader()) == 64
+
+    trainer = Trainer(fast_dev_run=1)
+    trainer.fit(model, loader, loader)
+
+    assert len(model.train_dataloader()) == 64
+    assert len(model.val_dataloader()) == 64
+    assert len(model.predict_dataloader()) == 64
+    assert len(model.test_dataloader()) == 64
+
+    trainer.validate(model, loader)
+
+    assert len(model.train_dataloader()) == 64
+    assert len(model.val_dataloader()) == 64
+    assert len(model.predict_dataloader()) == 64
+    assert len(model.test_dataloader()) == 64
+
+    trainer.predict(model, loader)
+
+    assert len(model.train_dataloader()) == 64
+    assert len(model.val_dataloader()) == 64
+    assert len(model.predict_dataloader()) == 64
+    assert len(model.test_dataloader()) == 64
+
+    trainer.test(model, loader)
+
+    assert len(model.train_dataloader()) == 64
+    assert len(model.val_dataloader()) == 64
+    assert len(model.predict_dataloader()) == 64
+    assert len(model.test_dataloader()) == 64