diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
index 89ce56db5..1ef711277 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ search current file. See `+ivy-task-tags' to customize what this searches for."
 ;; File searching
 ;;
 
-(defvar +ivy--file-last-search nil)
 (defvar +ivy--file-search-recursion-p t)
 (defvar +ivy--file-search-all-files-p nil)
 
@@ -220,8 +219,7 @@ search current file. See `+ivy-task-tags' to customize what this searches for."
                 (let ((beg (or (bound-and-true-p evil-visual-beginning) (region-beginning)))
                       (end (or (bound-and-true-p evil-visual-end) (region-end))))
                   (when (> (abs (- end beg)) 1)
-                    (rxt-quote-pcre (buffer-substring-no-properties beg end)))))
-              +ivy--file-last-search))
+                    (rxt-quote-pcre (buffer-substring-no-properties beg end)))))))
          (prompt
           (format "%s%%s %s"
                   (symbol-name engine)
@@ -232,7 +230,6 @@ search current file. See `+ivy-task-tags' to customize what this searches for."
                         (t
                          (file-relative-name directory project-root)))))
          (default-directory directory))
-    (setq +ivy--file-last-search query)
     (require 'counsel)
     (cl-letf (((symbol-function 'counsel-ag-function)
                (symbol-function '+ivy*counsel-ag-function))