diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 58bab701..73e3a74b 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -752,10 +752,6 @@
     "message": "Use the current model",
     "description": ""
   },
-  "SendingPrompt": {
-    "message": "Sending prompt...",
-    "description": ""
-  },
   "AllowedValues": {
     "message": "Allowed values",
     "description": ""
diff --git a/popup/mzta-popup.css b/popup/mzta-popup.css
index 2ff9569e..163ed194 100644
--- a/popup/mzta-popup.css
+++ b/popup/mzta-popup.css
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ body {
     display: none;
   }
 
-  #mzta_sending_prompt{
-      display: none;
-  }
-  
   .mzta_autocomplete-item {
       padding: 4px;
       cursor: pointer;
diff --git a/popup/mzta-popup.html b/popup/mzta-popup.html
index 02caba36..ec72d3a4 100644
--- a/popup/mzta-popup.html
+++ b/popup/mzta-popup.html
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 </div>
 <div id="mzta_search_banner">
     <div id="_spacer_div">&nbsp;</div>
-    <div id="mzta_sending_prompt"><img src="../images/mzta-loading.svg" title="__MSG_SendingPrompt__"></div>
     <input type="text" id="mzta_search_input" placeholder="__MSG_SearchPrompt__">
     <div id="mzta_autocomplete-items-loading"><img src="../images/mzta-loading.svg" title="__MSG_Loading__"></div>
     <div id="mzta_autocomplete-items"></div>
diff --git a/popup/mzta-popup.js b/popup/mzta-popup.js
index c50bc028..71322f28 100644
--- a/popup/mzta-popup.js
+++ b/popup/mzta-popup.js
@@ -362,13 +362,8 @@ document.body.insertBefore(banner, document.body.firstChild);
 
 async function sendPrompt(prompt_id, tabId){
  taLog.log("sendPrompt: " + prompt_id);
- document.getElementById('mzta_search_input').style.display = 'none';
- document.getElementById('mzta_sending_prompt').style.display = 'block';
- let response = await browser.runtime.sendMessage({command: "shortcut_do_prompt", tabId: tabId, promptId: prompt_id});
-//  console.log(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> response: " + JSON.stringify(response));
- if(response.ok == '1'){
-  window.close();
- }
+ browser.runtime.sendMessage({command: "shortcut_do_prompt", tabId: tabId, promptId: prompt_id});
+ window.close();
 }
 
 function filterPromptsForTab(prompts_data, filtering){