diff --git a/src/reader/reader.rs b/src/reader/reader.rs
index 20d601474..af9ebf4d0 100644
--- a/src/reader/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader/reader.rs
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
             last_cmd: None,
             yank_len: 0,
-            completion_action: Some(CompletionAction::InsertedUnique),
+            completion_action: None,
             finished: false,
             nchars: None,
         }