diff --git a/lua/noice/util/hacks.lua b/lua/noice/util/hacks.lua
index 82fe83db..54511f64 100644
--- a/lua/noice/util/hacks.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/util/hacks.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ end
 function M.enable()
   M.reset_augroup()
   M.fix_incsearch()
-  M.fix_input()
   M.fix_redraw()
   M.fix_cmp()
   M.fix_vim_sleuth()
@@ -142,68 +141,6 @@ function M.fix_redraw()
   end)
 end
 
----@see https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/20311
-M.before_input = false
-function M.fix_input()
-  local function wrap(fn, skip, redirect)
-    return function(...)
-      if skip and skip(...) then
-        return fn(...)
-      end
-
-      local Manager = require("noice.message.manager")
-
-      -- do any updates now before blocking
-      M.before_input = true
-      Router.update()
-
-      if redirect then
-        require("noice.ui").redirect()
-      end
-
-      if not redirect then
-        M.hide_cursor()
-      end
-
-      ---@type boolean, any
-      local ok, ret = pcall(fn, ...)
-
-      if not redirect then
-        M.show_cursor()
-      end
-
-      -- clear any message right after input
-      Manager.clear({ event = "msg_show", kind = { "echo", "echomsg", "" } })
-
-      M.before_input = false
-      if ok then
-        return ret
-      end
-      error(ret)
-    end
-  end
-
-  local function skip(expr)
-    return expr ~= nil
-  end
-  local getchar = vim.fn.getchar
-  local getcharstr = vim.fn.getcharstr
-  local inputlist = vim.fn.inputlist
-  -- local confirm = vim.fn.confirm
-
-  vim.fn.getchar = wrap(vim.fn.getchar, skip)
-  vim.fn.getcharstr = wrap(vim.fn.getcharstr, skip)
-  vim.fn.inputlist = wrap(vim.fn.inputlist, nil)
-  -- vim.fn.confirm = wrap(vim.fn.confirm, nil)
-
-  table.insert(M._disable, function()
-    vim.fn.getchar = getchar
-    vim.fn.getcharstr = getcharstr
-    vim.fn.inputlist = inputlist
-    -- vim.fn.confirm = confirm
-  end)
-end
-
 -- Fixes cmp cmdline position
 function M.fix_cmp()
   M.on_module("cmp.utils.api", function(api)
diff --git a/lua/noice/util/init.lua b/lua/noice/util/init.lua
index e8895589..925b2dba 100644
--- a/lua/noice/util/init.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/util/init.lua
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ function M.is_blocking(opts)
 
   local reason = opts.blocking and mode.blocking and "blocking"
     or opts.mode and blocking_mode and ("mode:" .. mode.mode)
-    or opts.input and Hacks.before_input and "input"
     or opts.redraw and Hacks.inside_redraw and "redraw"
     or #require("noice.ui.cmdline").cmdlines > 0 and "cmdline"
     or nil