diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/traceql/TraceQLEditor.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/traceql/TraceQLEditor.tsx
index 5d5e001395c..253a6240870 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/traceql/TraceQLEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/traceql/TraceQLEditor.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ interface Props {
 }
 
 export function TraceQLEditor(props: Props) {
-  const [alertText, setAlertText] = useState('error error');
+  const [alertText, setAlertText] = useState('');
 
   const { onChange, onRunQuery, placeholder } = props;
   const setupAutocompleteFn = useAutocomplete(props.datasource, setAlertText);