diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Selection/ChannelSelectionOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Selection/ChannelSelectionOverlay.cs
index 505d2d6f89..25a9a51638 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Selection/ChannelSelectionOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/Selection/ChannelSelectionOverlay.cs
@@ -115,11 +115,7 @@ public ChannelSelectionOverlay()
                                     Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 20),
                                     Shadow = false,
                                 },
-                                search = new HeaderSearchTextBox
-                                {
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                                    PlaceholderText = @"Search",
-                                },
+                                search = new HeaderSearchTextBox { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X },
                             },
                         },
                     },