diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts
index 152b283fa9..e926ac9a8b 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts
@@ -673,9 +673,9 @@ const fetchDirectoryContent = (state: BrowserState, payload: { fileTree, path: s
     }
   } else {
     if (payload.path === state.mode || payload.path === '/') {
-      let files = normalize(payload.fileTree, payload.path, payload.type)
+      const files = normalize(payload.fileTree, payload.path, payload.type)
 
-      files = _.merge(files, state[state.mode].files[state.mode])
+      // files = _.merge(files, state[state.mode].files[state.mode])
       if (deletePath) delete files[deletePath]
       return { [state.mode]: files }
     } else {