diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
index ef80bf18cb..fd5972f8c2 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
@@ -345,14 +345,6 @@ const ChatViewComponent: React.ForwardRefRenderFunction<ChatViewRef, ChatViewPro
 							break
 						case "api_req_started":
 							if (secondLastMessage?.ask === "command_output") {
-								// If the last ask is a command_output, and we
-								// receive an api_req_started, then that means
-								// the command has finished and we don't need
-								// input from the user anymore (in every other
-								// case, the user has to interact with input
-								// field or buttons to continue, which does the
-								// following automatically).
-								setInputValue("")
 								setSendingDisabled(true)
 								setSelectedImages([])
 								setClineAsk(undefined)