diff --git a/docs/content/3.forms/4.select-menu.md b/docs/content/3.forms/4.select-menu.md
index 04b28b7cf8..70a51bb2df 100644
--- a/docs/content/3.forms/4.select-menu.md
+++ b/docs/content/3.forms/4.select-menu.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ props:
 
 #### Clear on close
 
-The search query is not cleared when the menu is closed. You can clear it by setting `clear-search-on-close` to `true`.
+By default, the search query will be kept after the menu is closed. To clear it on close, set the `clear-search-on-close` prop.
 
 ::component-card
 ---
@@ -116,23 +116,6 @@ props:
 ---
 ::
 
-#### Clear on update
-
-The search query is not cleared when an option is selected. You can clear it by setting `clear-search-on-update` to `true`.
-
-::component-card
----
-baseProps:
-  class: 'w-full lg:w-40'
-  placeholder: 'Select a person'
-  searchable: true
-  searchablePlaceholder: 'Search a person...'
-  options: ['Wade Cooper', 'Arlene Mccoy', 'Devon Webb', 'Tom Cook', 'Tanya Fox', 'Hellen Schmidt', 'Caroline Schultz', 'Mason Heaney', 'Claudie Smitham', 'Emil Schaefer']
-props:
-  clearSearchOnUpdate: true
----
-::
-
 ### Async search
 
 Pass a function to the `searchable` prop to customize the search behavior and filter options according to your needs. The function will receive the query as its first argument and should return an array.
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/forms/SelectMenu.vue b/src/runtime/components/forms/SelectMenu.vue
index 9b2b451018..4a70e1e9f5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/forms/SelectMenu.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/forms/SelectMenu.vue
@@ -295,10 +295,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
       type: Boolean,
       default: false
     },
-    clearSearchOnUpdate: {
-      type: Boolean,
-      default: false
-    },
     popper: {
       type: Object as PropType<PopperOptions>,
       default: () => ({})
@@ -437,12 +433,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
       }
     }
 
-    function clearOnChange () {
-      if (props.clearSearchOnUpdate) {
-        query.value = ''
-      }
-    }
-
     watch(container, (value) => {
       if (value) {
         emit('open')
@@ -454,8 +444,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
     })
 
     function onUpdate (event: any) {
-      clearOnChange()
-
       if (query.value && searchInput.value?.$el) {
         query.value = ''
         // explicitly set input text because `ComboboxInput` `displayValue` is not reactive