diff --git a/resources/assets/js/components/ComposeModal.vue b/resources/assets/js/components/ComposeModal.vue
index 72b5e748c..b06d14bb0 100644
--- a/resources/assets/js/components/ComposeModal.vue
+++ b/resources/assets/js/components/ComposeModal.vue
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export default {
 				}
 			},
 			profile: {},
-			composeText: 'Add optional caption...',
+			composeText: '',
 			composeTextLength: 0,
 			nsfw: false,
 			filters: [],