diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
index d92b71ba5..7f8cee052 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
@@ -1009,8 +1009,6 @@ $("#wordsInput").keyup((event) => {
     event.code = "Space"; //powertoys bug
   }
 
-  event.code = "";
-
   const now = performance.now();
   setTimeout(() => {
     const eventCode = event.code === "" ? "NoCode" : event.code;