diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/search_autocomplete.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/search_autocomplete.js.coffee
index 3c33d87b6968cc13dc9fe8128b7c8d15f80155f4..72b1d3dfb1e207be046d0b9a6aeb7ec51b9f32e6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/search_autocomplete.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/search_autocomplete.js.coffee
@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ class @SearchAutocomplete
         value: @originalState._location
       )
 
-    @dropdown.removeClass 'open'
-
   badgePresent: ->
     @locationBadgeEl.length