diff --git a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash
index f7b17f6b2..33d0c0249 100644
--- a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash
+++ b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ _hledger_compreply_query() {
                 status:) wordlist="\  * !" ;;
                 *)       return 1 ;;
             esac
-            _get_comp_words_by_ref -n '<=>' -c cur
             _hledger_compreply "$(
                 compgen -P "$query" -W "$wordlist" -- "$match"
             )"
diff --git a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4 b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4
index ac5ac6f3a..7fefb9330 100644
--- a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4
+++ b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ _hledger_compreply_query() {
                 status:) wordlist="\  * !" ;;
                 *)       return 1 ;;
             esac
-            _get_comp_words_by_ref -n '<=>' -c cur
             _hledger_compreply "$(
                 compgen -P "$query" -W "$wordlist" -- "$match"
             )"