diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/index.ts b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/index.ts
index 9ca98ad23f..9e1ed6e07a 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/index.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/index.ts
@@ -73,21 +73,7 @@ export const fetchDirectory = async (path: string) => {
 }
 
 export const removeInputField = async (path: string) => {
-  const provider = plugin.fileManager.currentFileProvider()
-  const promise = new Promise((resolve) => {
-    provider.resolveDirectory(path, (error, fileTree) => {
-      if (error) console.error(error)
-
-      resolve(fileTree)
-    })
-  })
-
-  promise.then((files) => {
-    dispatch(removeInputFieldSuccess(path, files))
-  }).catch((error) => {
-    console.error(error)
-  })
-  return promise
+  dispatch(removeInputFieldSuccess(path))
 }
 
 export const deleteWorkspace = async (workspaceName: string) => {
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/payload.ts b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/payload.ts
index 5f7a708c29..2a949e399d 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/payload.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/payload.ts
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ export const addInputFieldSuccess = (path: string, fileTree, type: 'file' | 'fol
   }
 }
 
-export const removeInputFieldSuccess = (path: string, fileTree) => {
+export const removeInputFieldSuccess = (path: string) => {
   return {
     type: 'REMOVE_INPUT_FIELD',
-    payload: { path, fileTree }
+    payload: { path }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts
index 70ae8af271..3ce88e6c9f 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/reducers/workspace.ts
@@ -357,11 +357,11 @@ export const browserReducer = (state = browserInitialState, action: Action) => {
         ...state,
         browser: {
           ...state.browser,
-          files: state.mode === 'browser' ? fetchDirectoryContent(state, payload, payload.path + '/' + 'blank') : state.browser.files
+          files: state.mode === 'browser' ? removeInputField(state, payload.path) : state.browser.files
         },
         localhost: {
           ...state.localhost,
-          files: state.mode === 'localhost' ? fetchDirectoryContent(state, payload, payload.path + '/' + 'blank') : state.localhost.files
+          files: state.mode === 'localhost' ? removeInputField(state, payload.path) : state.localhost.files
         },
         focusEdit: null
       }
@@ -597,6 +597,31 @@ const fileRemoved = (state: BrowserState, path: string): { [x: string]: Record<s
   return files
 }
 
+const removeInputField = (state: BrowserState, path: string): { [x: string]: Record<string, FileType> } => {
+  let files = state.mode === 'browser' ? state.browser.files : state.localhost.files
+  const root = state.mode === 'browser' ? state.browser.currentWorkspace : state.mode
+
+  if (path === root) {
+    delete files[root][path + '/' + 'blank']
+    return files
+  }
+  const _path = splitPath(state, path)
+  const prevFiles = _.get(files, _path)
+
+  if (prevFiles) {
+    prevFiles.child && prevFiles.child[path + '/' + 'blank'] && delete prevFiles.child[path + '/' + 'blank']
+    files = _.set(files, _path, {
+      isDirectory: true,
+      path,
+      name: extractNameFromKey(path).indexOf('gist-') === 0 ? extractNameFromKey(path).split('-')[1] : extractNameFromKey(path),
+      type: extractNameFromKey(path).indexOf('gist-') === 0 ? 'gist' : 'folder',
+      child: prevFiles ? prevFiles.child : {}
+    })
+  }
+
+  return files
+}
+
 // IDEA: Modify function to remove blank input field without fetching content
 const fetchDirectoryContent = (state: BrowserState, payload: { fileTree, path: string, type?: 'file' | 'folder' }, deletePath?: string): { [x: string]: Record<string, FileType> } => {
   if (!payload.fileTree) return state.mode === 'browser' ? state.browser.files : state[state.mode].files