diff --git a/src/view/screens/Search/Search.tsx b/src/view/screens/Search/Search.tsx
index 6fce998141..72589f1169 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Search/Search.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Search/Search.tsx
@@ -667,7 +667,6 @@ export function SearchScreen(
 
   const onPressClearQuery = React.useCallback(() => {
     scrollToTopWeb()
-    setSearchText('')
     textInput.current?.focus()
   }, [])
 
diff --git a/src/view/shell/desktop/Search.tsx b/src/view/shell/desktop/Search.tsx
index 2780944f11..4da8fa95b2 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/desktop/Search.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/desktop/Search.tsx
@@ -166,9 +166,8 @@ export function DesktopSearch() {
   }, [])
 
   const onPressCancelSearch = React.useCallback(() => {
-    setQuery('')
     setIsActive(false)
-  }, [setQuery])
+  }, [])
 
   const onSubmit = React.useCallback(() => {
     setIsActive(false)
@@ -184,6 +183,7 @@ export function DesktopSearch() {
   return (
     <View style={[styles.container, pal.view]}>
       <SearchInput
+        // web only, so fine to be controlled
         value={query}
         onChangeText={onChangeText}
         onClearText={onPressCancelSearch}