diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
index c1ba4e65c9..46790b41ef 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
@@ -811,8 +811,7 @@ const ChatViewComponent: React.ForwardRefRenderFunction<ChatViewRef, ChatViewPro
 
 	const selectImages = useCallback(() => vscode.postMessage({ type: "selectImages" }), [])
 
-	const shouldDisableImages =
-		!model?.supportsImages || sendingDisabled || selectedImages.length >= MAX_IMAGES_PER_MESSAGE
+	const shouldDisableImages = !model?.supportsImages || selectedImages.length >= MAX_IMAGES_PER_MESSAGE
 
 	const handleMessage = useCallback(
 		(e: MessageEvent) => {