diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/Projects/ProjectLocator.cs b/src/Aspire.Cli/Projects/ProjectLocator.cs
index c63972698e8..eb740599312 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/Projects/ProjectLocator.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/Projects/ProjectLocator.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public async Task<List<FileInfo>> FindAppHostProjectFilesAsync(string searchDire
     {
         using var activity = telemetry.StartDiagnosticActivity();
 
-        return await interactionService.ShowStatusAsync(InteractionServiceStrings.SearchingProjects, async () =>
+        return await interactionService.ShowStatusAsync(InteractionServiceStrings.FindingAppHosts, async () =>
         {
             var appHostProjects = new List<FileInfo>();
             var unbuildableSuspectedAppHostProjects = new List<FileInfo>();
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ public async Task<List<FileInfo>> FindAppHostProjectFilesAsync(string searchDire
                 IgnoreInaccessible = true
             };
 
-            interactionService.DisplayMessage(KnownEmojis.MagnifyingGlassTiltedLeft, InteractionServiceStrings.FindingAppHosts);
-
             using var validationCancellationTokenSource = stopAfterMultipleBuildableAppHosts
                 ? CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken)
                 : null;