diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index c09058f1..37fd8c66 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ struct scoped_status
 
 void do_insert(Window& window, IncrementalInserter::Mode mode)
 {
-    scoped_status("-- INSERT --");
     Kakoune::IncrementalInserter inserter(window, mode);
     draw_window(window);
     while(true)