diff --git a/.config/nvim/after/plugin/telescope.lua b/.config/nvim/after/plugin/telescope.lua
index 75a5d3a5..9fbec873 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/after/plugin/telescope.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/after/plugin/telescope.lua
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ telescope.setup {
     -- https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim/issues/938#issuecomment-877539724
     defaults = themes.get_ivy {
         vimgrep_arguments = vimgrep_arguments,
-        mappings = {
-            i = {
-                ["<esc>"] = actions.close,
-            },
-        },
         layout_config = { height = 0.4 },
         borderchars = {
             "",