diff --git a/web/app.js b/web/app.js
index 7a9ce9dfe..e84a2af22 100644
--- a/web/app.js
+++ b/web/app.js
@@ -2349,10 +2349,6 @@ function webViewerFindFromUrlHash(evt) {
     highlightAll: true,
     findPrevious: false,
   });
-
-  if (PDFViewerApplication.findBar) {
-    PDFViewerApplication.findBar.findField.value = evt.query;
-  }
 }
 
 function webViewerUpdateFindMatchesCount({ matchesCount }) {