diff --git a/crates/agent/src/edit_agent/streaming_fuzzy_matcher.rs b/crates/agent/src/edit_agent/streaming_fuzzy_matcher.rs
index 008a39aa6efaddb2974ae6b4d6537e408f8faeb7..1ce2ca6f361a7e8186711d35d4dc640b8f13ce5a 100644
--- a/crates/agent/src/edit_agent/streaming_fuzzy_matcher.rs
+++ b/crates/agent/src/edit_agent/streaming_fuzzy_matcher.rs
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ impl StreamingFuzzyMatcher {
     /// Returns `Some(range)` if a match has been found with the accumulated
     /// query so far, or `None` if no suitable match exists yet.
     pub fn push(&mut self, chunk: &str, line_hint: Option<u32>) -> Option<Range<usize>> {
-        if line_hint.is_some() {
-            self.line_hint = line_hint;
-        }
-
         // Add the chunk to our incomplete line buffer
         self.incomplete_line.push_str(chunk);
         self.line_hint = line_hint;