diff --git a/pkg/leantui/update.go b/pkg/leantui/update.go
index dcc371773..386f5c5cf 100644
--- a/pkg/leantui/update.go
+++ b/pkg/leantui/update.go
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ func (m *model) handleCycleThinkingLevel(ctx context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 	m.status.thinking = level.String()
-	m.addNotice("", "Thinking: "+level.String(), stMuted())
 }
 
 func (m *model) submit(ctx context.Context, text string) {
diff --git a/pkg/leantui/update_test.go b/pkg/leantui/update_test.go
index 305c7a741..66996fc69 100644
--- a/pkg/leantui/update_test.go
+++ b/pkg/leantui/update_test.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func TestShiftTabCyclesThinkingLevel(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, rt.cycleCalls)
 	assert.Equal(t, "high", m.status.thinking)
-	assert.Len(t, m.blocks, 1)
+	assert.Empty(t, m.blocks)
 }
 
 func TestShiftTabReportsUnsupportedThinkingLevel(t *testing.T) {