diff --git a/www/include/gene-collection-selector/gene-collection-selector.js b/www/include/gene-collection-selector/gene-collection-selector.js
index 9b03fa03..ea3883f2 100644
--- a/www/include/gene-collection-selector/gene-collection-selector.js
+++ b/www/include/gene-collection-selector/gene-collection-selector.js
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
         });
 
         // clear the genes-manually-entered input element
-        document.querySelector('#genes-manually-entered').value = '';
         document.querySelector('#dropdown-gene-list-search-input').value = '';
         document.querySelector('#dropdown-gene-list-selector-label').innerHTML = 'Quick search using Gene Lists';