diff --git a/app/src/ui/lib/filter-list.tsx b/app/src/ui/lib/filter-list.tsx
index da8d0b78d3..bfe77b73f9 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/lib/filter-list.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/lib/filter-list.tsx
@@ -415,10 +415,6 @@ export class FilterList<T extends IFilterListItem> extends React.Component<
   }
 
   private onFilterValueChanged = (text: string) => {
-    if (!this.state.filterValueChanged) {
-      this.setState({ filterValueChanged: true })
-    }
-
     if (this.props.onFilterTextChanged) {
       this.props.onFilterTextChanged(text)
     }
diff --git a/app/src/ui/lib/section-filter-list.tsx b/app/src/ui/lib/section-filter-list.tsx
index 641324d928..07231e7263 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/lib/section-filter-list.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/lib/section-filter-list.tsx
@@ -411,10 +411,6 @@ export class SectionFilterList<
   }
 
   private onFilterValueChanged = (text: string) => {
-    if (!this.state.filterValueChanged) {
-      this.setState({ filterValueChanged: true })
-    }
-
     if (this.props.onFilterTextChanged) {
       this.props.onFilterTextChanged(text)
     }