From b8bf7c93bde39db5af2d27f83ccf4ceeca3c4737 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Miodec <jack@monkeytype.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:35:37 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] remove zen word removal, its handled somewhere else

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---
 frontend/src/ts/test/test-ui.ts | 11 ++++-------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-ui.ts b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-ui.ts
index 1c2d7ba3b..86dba54a5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-ui.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-ui.ts
@@ -134,18 +134,15 @@ export function updateActiveElement(
     let previousActiveWordTop: number | null = null;
     if (initial === undefined) {
       const previousActiveWord = wordsEl.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".active");
+      // in zen mode, because of the animation frame, previousActiveWord will be removed at this point, so check for null
       if (previousActiveWord !== null) {
-        previousActiveWordTop = previousActiveWord.offsetTop;
         if (direction === "forward") {
           previousActiveWord.classList.add("typed");
-          previousActiveWord.classList.remove("active");
         } else if (direction === "back") {
-          if (Config.mode === "zen") {
-            previousActiveWord.remove();
-          } else {
-            previousActiveWord.classList.remove("active");
-          }
+          //
         }
+        previousActiveWord.classList.remove("active");
+        previousActiveWordTop = previousActiveWord.offsetTop;
       }
     }