diff --git a/src/public/app/services/note_autocomplete.ts b/src/public/app/services/note_autocomplete.ts
index 8b827acad..a92c241a6 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/note_autocomplete.ts
+++ b/src/public/app/services/note_autocomplete.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ function initNoteAutocomplete($el: JQuery<HTMLElement>, options?: Options) {
         isComposingInput = false;
         const searchString = $el.autocomplete("val") as unknown as string;
         $el.autocomplete("val", "");
-        $el.setSelectedNotePath("");
         $el.autocomplete("val", searchString);
     });