diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
index 6242ef52..9f07af60 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
@@ -1167,7 +1167,6 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 					this.ui.requestRender();
 				} else if (event.message.role === "user") {
 					this.addMessageToChat(event.message);
-					this.editor.setText("");
 					this.updatePendingMessagesDisplay();
 					this.ui.requestRender();
 				} else if (event.message.role === "assistant") {