diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bf7bea9f42..c67050dbea 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -9500,7 +9500,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "gpui",
  "itertools 0.11.0",
  "language",
- "menu",
  "picker",
  "project",
  "serde",
diff --git a/crates/tasks_ui/Cargo.toml b/crates/tasks_ui/Cargo.toml
index a2dfd94340..b3d47f492d 100644
--- a/crates/tasks_ui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/tasks_ui/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ anyhow.workspace = true
 editor.workspace = true
 fuzzy.workspace = true
 gpui.workspace = true
-menu.workspace = true
 picker.workspace = true
 project.workspace = true
 task.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/tasks_ui/src/modal.rs b/crates/tasks_ui/src/modal.rs
index fbb74c170a..e8ecbbafe7 100644
--- a/crates/tasks_ui/src/modal.rs
+++ b/crates/tasks_ui/src/modal.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ pub(crate) struct TasksModalDelegate {
     workspace: WeakView<Workspace>,
     prompt: String,
     task_context: TaskContext,
+    placeholder_text: Arc<str>,
 }
 
 impl TasksModalDelegate {
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ impl TasksModalDelegate {
             selected_index: 0,
             prompt: String::default(),
             task_context,
+            placeholder_text: Arc::from("Run a task..."),
         }
     }
 
@@ -197,13 +199,8 @@ impl PickerDelegate for TasksModalDelegate {
         self.selected_index = ix;
     }
 
-    fn placeholder_text(&self, cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str> {
-        Arc::from(format!(
-            "{} use task name as prompt, {} spawns a bash-like task from the prompt, {} runs the selected task",
-            cx.keystroke_text_for(&picker::UseSelectedQuery),
-            cx.keystroke_text_for(&picker::ConfirmInput {secondary: false}),
-            cx.keystroke_text_for(&menu::Confirm),
-        ))
+    fn placeholder_text(&self, _: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str> {
+        self.placeholder_text.clone()
     }
 
     fn update_matches(