diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 8f30d5d..500ce74 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -390,17 +390,8 @@
   (use-package ivy :ensure
     :delight
     :config
-    ;; hacky temp fix for issue where counsel-find-file drops the
-    ;; search string into history as well as the matched file
-    ;; reverts https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper/commit/334d08c
-    (defun ivy--update-history (hist)
-      (let ((item (ivy-state-current ivy-last)))
-        (cond ((equal item ""))
-              ((stringp item)
-               (set hist (cons (propertize item 'ivy-index ivy--index)
-                               (delete item (symbol-value hist))))))))
-
     (ivy-mode 1))
+
   (use-package ivy-hydra :ensure)
 
   (defun ivy-backward-delete-char ()