diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
index 8c690e9686..102ca62926 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ impl ChatComposer<'_> {
                 if percent_remaining > 25 {
                     format!("{BASE_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT} — {percent_remaining}% context left")
                 } else {
-                    format!(
-                        "{BASE_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT} — {percent_remaining}% context left (consider /compact)"
-                    )
+                    format!("{BASE_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT} — {percent_remaining}% context left")
                 }
             }
             (total_tokens, None) => {