diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/NewWorkspaceModal/NewWorkspaceModal.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/NewWorkspaceModal/NewWorkspaceModal.tsx
index e644cd77129..2126016845b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/NewWorkspaceModal/NewWorkspaceModal.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/NewWorkspaceModal/NewWorkspaceModal.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import {
 	SelectValue,
 } from "@superset/ui/select";
 import { toast } from "@superset/ui/sonner";
-import debounce from "lodash/debounce";
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { GoGitBranch } from "react-icons/go";
 import { HiCheck, HiChevronDown, HiChevronUpDown } from "react-icons/hi2";
@@ -63,8 +62,6 @@ export function NewWorkspaceModal() {
 	const [selectedProjectId, setSelectedProjectId] = useState<string | null>(
 		null,
 	);
-	// Use local title for immediate input feedback, debounce updates to derived state
-	const [localTitle, setLocalTitle] = useState("");
 	const [title, setTitle] = useState("");
 	const [branchName, setBranchName] = useState("");
 	const [branchNameEdited, setBranchNameEdited] = useState(false);
@@ -75,25 +72,6 @@ export function NewWorkspaceModal() {
 	const [showAdvanced, setShowAdvanced] = useState(false);
 	const titleInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
-	// Debounced title update to reduce re-renders from derived state calculations
-	const debouncedSetTitle = useMemo(
-		() => debounce((value: string) => setTitle(value), 150),
-		[],
-	);
-
-	// Cleanup debounced function on unmount
-	useEffect(() => {
-		return () => {
-			debouncedSetTitle.cancel();
-		};
-	}, [debouncedSetTitle]);
-
-	const handleTitleChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-		const value = e.target.value;
-		setLocalTitle(value); // Immediate update for responsive typing
-		debouncedSetTitle(value); // Debounced update for derived state
-	};
-
 	const { data: recentProjects = [] } =
 		electronTrpc.projects.getRecents.useQuery();
 	const {
@@ -141,7 +119,6 @@ export function NewWorkspaceModal() {
 
 	const resetForm = () => {
 		setSelectedProjectId(null);
-		setLocalTitle("");
 		setTitle("");
 		setBranchName("");
 		setBranchNameEdited(false);
@@ -188,8 +165,7 @@ export function NewWorkspaceModal() {
 	const handleCreateWorkspace = async () => {
 		if (!selectedProjectId) return;
 
-		// Use localTitle for the actual value (in case debounce hasn't fired yet)
-		const workspaceName = localTitle.trim() || undefined;
+		const workspaceName = title.trim() || undefined;
 		const customBranchName = branchName.trim() || undefined;
 
 		try {
@@ -285,15 +261,15 @@ export function NewWorkspaceModal() {
 										id="title"
 										className="h-9 text-sm"
 										placeholder="Feature name (press Enter to create)"
-										value={localTitle}
-										onChange={handleTitleChange}
+										value={title}
+										onChange={(e) => setTitle(e.target.value)}
 									/>
 
-									{localTitle && !showAdvanced && (
+									{title && !showAdvanced && (
 										<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-1.5">
 											<GoGitBranch className="size-3" />
 											<span className="font-mono">
-												{branchName || generateBranchFromTitle(localTitle)}
+												{branchName || generateBranchFromTitle(title)}
 											</span>
 											<span className="text-muted-foreground/60">
 												from {effectiveBaseBranch}
@@ -323,8 +299,8 @@ export function NewWorkspaceModal() {
 													id="branch"
 													className="h-8 text-sm font-mono"
 													placeholder={
-														localTitle
-															? generateBranchFromTitle(localTitle)
+														title
+															? generateBranchFromTitle(title)
 															: "auto-generated"
 													}
 													value={branchName}