diff --git a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/autocomplete.js.erb b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/autocomplete.js.erb
index d7df864bf..2eab853b3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/javascripts/autocomplete.js.erb
+++ b/app/javascript/src/javascripts/autocomplete.js.erb
@@ -309,11 +309,6 @@ Autocomplete.insert_completion = function(input, completion) {
   var regexp = new RegExp("(" + Autocomplete.TAG_PREFIXES + ")?\\S+$", "g");
   before_caret_text = before_caret_text.replace(regexp, "$1") + completion + " ";
 
-  if (Utility.meta('current-user-id') === '1') {
-    // is this actually better?
-    after_caret_text = after_caret_text.replace(/^\S+/, "");
-  }
-
   input.value = before_caret_text + after_caret_text;
   input.selectionStart = input.selectionEnd = before_caret_text.length;
 };