diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
index 85ce7cd1cbc..b755336a6cf 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ const ChatView = ({ isHidden, showAnnouncement, hideAnnouncement, showHistoryVie
 			setTextAreaDisabled(true)
 			setClineAsk(undefined)
 			setEnableButtons(false)
-			disableAutoScrollRef.current = false
 		},
 		[clineAsk, startNewTask],
 	)
@@ -468,7 +467,6 @@ const ChatView = ({ isHidden, showAnnouncement, hideAnnouncement, showHistoryVie
 			setTextAreaDisabled(true)
 			setClineAsk(undefined)
 			setEnableButtons(false)
-			disableAutoScrollRef.current = false
 		},
 		[clineAsk, startNewTask, isStreaming],
 	)