diff --git a/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomView.tsx b/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomView.tsx
index 69cc147bd0..10a603e598 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/SpaceRoomView.tsx
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ const SpaceAddExistingRooms: React.FC<{
                         {_t("Skip for now")}
                     </AccessibleButton>
                 }
-                filterPlaceholder={_t("Search for rooms or spaces")}
+                filterPlaceholder={_t("Search for rooms")}
                 onFinished={onFinished}
                 roomsRenderer={defaultRoomsRenderer}
                 dmsRenderer={defaultDmsRenderer}
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index d570511ddf..a156b95c96 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -3437,7 +3437,6 @@
     "Creating rooms…": "Creating rooms…",
     "What do you want to organise?": "What do you want to organise?",
     "Pick rooms or conversations to add. This is just a space for you, no one will be informed. You can add more later.": "Pick rooms or conversations to add. This is just a space for you, no one will be informed. You can add more later.",
-    "Search for rooms or spaces": "Search for rooms or spaces",
     "Share %(name)s": "Share %(name)s",
     "It's just you at the moment, it will be even better with others.": "It's just you at the moment, it will be even better with others.",
     "Go to my first room": "Go to my first room",