diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentBottomPanel.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentBottomPanel.svelte
index adc8c2f9..514f808f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentBottomPanel.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentBottomPanel.svelte
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ type Props = {
 	activeTab: Tab;
 	activeAnnotationId: string | null;
 	activeAnnotationPage: number | null;
-	onClearAnnotation?: () => void;
 	onAnnotationCommentCountChange?: (annotationId: string, count: number) => void;
 };
 
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ let {
 	activeTab = $bindable(),
 	activeAnnotationId,
 	activeAnnotationPage,
-	onClearAnnotation,
 	onAnnotationCommentCountChange
 }: Props = $props();
 
@@ -191,7 +189,6 @@ const panelHeight = $derived(open ? height : MIN_HEIGHT);
 					canComment={canComment}
 					currentUserId={currentUserId}
 					canAdmin={canAdmin}
-					onClearAnnotation={onClearAnnotation}
 					onAnnotationCommentCountChange={onAnnotationCommentCountChange}
 				/>
 			{:else if activeTab === 'history'}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/PanelDiscussion.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/PanelDiscussion.svelte
index e15658fb..8ebf4abd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/PanelDiscussion.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/PanelDiscussion.svelte
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ type Props = {
 	canComment: boolean;
 	currentUserId: string | null;
 	canAdmin: boolean;
-	onClearAnnotation?: () => void;
 	onAnnotationCommentCountChange?: (annotationId: string, count: number) => void;
 };
 
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ let {
 	canComment,
 	currentUserId,
 	canAdmin,
-	onClearAnnotation,
 	onAnnotationCommentCountChange
 }: Props = $props();
 
@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@ $effect(() => {
 
 function selectDocumentTab() {
 	activeSubTab = 'document';
-	onClearAnnotation?.();
 }
 
 function selectAnnotationTab() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte
index e5c820d6..a16e7c13 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -162,8 +162,4 @@ $effect(() => {
 	bind:activeTab={activeTab}
 	activeAnnotationId={activeAnnotationId}
 	activeAnnotationPage={activeAnnotationPage}
-	onClearAnnotation={() => {
-		activeAnnotationId = null;
-		activeAnnotationPage = null;
-	}}
 />