1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/prompt.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/prompt.rs
index ca2872a7..51ef688d 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/prompt.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/prompt.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::compositor::{Component, Compositor, Context, Event, EventResult};
 use crate::{alt, ctrl, key, shift, ui};
-use helix_core::shellwords;
 use helix_view::input::KeyEvent;
 use helix_view::keyboard::KeyCode;
 use std::{borrow::Cow, ops::RangeFrom};
@@ -336,10 +335,7 @@ impl Prompt {
 
         let (range, item) = &self.completion[index];
 
-        // since we are using shellwords to parse arguments, make sure
-        // that whitespace in files is properly escaped.
-        let item = shellwords::escape(item);
-        self.line.replace_range(range.clone(), &item);
+        self.line.replace_range(range.clone(), item);
 
         self.move_end();
     }