diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Controls/MultiselectInput.vue b/frontend/src/components/Controls/MultiselectInput.vue
index b61982a9..466027f5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Controls/MultiselectInput.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Controls/MultiselectInput.vue
@@ -19,83 +19,20 @@
           />
         </template>
       </Button>
-      <div class="flex-1">
-        <Combobox v-model="selectedValue" nullable>
-          <Popover class="w-full" v-model:show="showOptions">
-            <template #target="{ togglePopover }">
-              <ComboboxInput
-                ref="search"
-                class="search-input form-input w-full border-none bg-white hover:bg-white focus:border-none focus:!shadow-none focus-visible:!ring-0"
-                type="text"
-                :value="query"
-                @change="
-                  (e) => {
-                    query = e.target.value
-                    showOptions = true
-                  }
-                "
-                autocomplete="off"
-                @focus="() => togglePopover()"
-                @keydown.delete.capture.stop="removeLastValue"
-              />
-            </template>
-            <template #body="{ isOpen }">
-              <div v-show="isOpen">
-                <div class="mt-1 rounded-lg bg-white py-1 text-base shadow-2xl">
-                  <ComboboxOptions
-                    class="my-1 max-h-[12rem] overflow-y-auto px-1.5"
-                    static
-                  >
-                    <ComboboxOption
-                      v-for="option in filterOptions"
-                      :key="option.value"
-                      :value="option"
-                      v-slot="{ active }"
-                    >
-                      <li
-                        :class="[
-                          'flex cursor-pointer items-center rounded px-2 py-1 text-base',
-                          { 'bg-gray-100': active },
-                        ]"
-                      >
-                        <UserAvatar
-                          class="mr-2"
-                          :user="option.value"
-                          size="lg"
-                        />
-                        <div class="flex flex-col gap-1 p-1 text-gray-800">
-                          <div class="text-base font-medium">
-                            {{ option.label }}
-                          </div>
-                          <div class="text-sm text-gray-600">
-                            {{ option.value }}
-                          </div>
-                        </div>
-                      </li>
-                    </ComboboxOption>
-                  </ComboboxOptions>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            </template>
-          </Popover>
-        </Combobox>
-      </div>
+      <TextInput
+        class="min-w-20 flex-1 border-none bg-white hover:bg-white focus:border-none focus:!shadow-none focus-visible:!ring-0"
+        v-model="currentValue"
+        @keydown.enter.capture.stop="addValue"
+        @keydown.tab.capture.stop="addValue"
+        @keydown.delete.capture.stop="removeLastValue"
+      />
     </div>
     <ErrorMessage class="mt-2 pl-2" v-if="error" :message="error" />
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
-import {
-  Combobox,
-  ComboboxInput,
-  ComboboxOptions,
-  ComboboxOption,
-} from '@headlessui/vue'
-import UserAvatar from '@/components/UserAvatar.vue'
-import { contactsStore } from '@/stores/contacts'
-import { Popover } from 'frappe-ui'
-import { ref, defineModel, computed, nextTick } from 'vue'
+import { ref, defineModel } from 'vue'
 
 const props = defineProps({
   validate: {
@@ -109,65 +46,16 @@ const props = defineProps({
 })
 
 const values = defineModel()
-
-const { getContacts } = contactsStore()
+const currentValue = ref('')
 
 const emails = ref([])
 const search = ref(null)
 const error = ref(null)
-const query = ref('')
-const showOptions = ref(false)
 
-const emailList = computed(() => {
-  let contacts = getContacts() || []
-  return (
-    contacts
-      ?.filter((contact) => contact.email_id)
-      .map((contact) => {
-        return {
-          label: contact.full_name || contact.email_id,
-          value: contact.email_id,
-        }
-      }) || []
-  )
-})
-
-const selectedValue = computed({
-  get: () => query.value || '',
-  set: (val) => {
-    query.value = ''
-    if (val) {
-      showOptions.value = false
-    }
-    addValue(val.value)
-  },
-})
-
-const filterOptions = computed(() => {
-  if (!query.value) {
-    return emailList.value
-  }
-  let filteredList = emailList.value?.filter((option) => {
-    let searchTexts = [option.label, option.value]
-    return searchTexts.some((text) =>
-      (text || '').toString().toLowerCase().includes(query.value.toLowerCase())
-    )
-  })
-
-  if (filteredList.length === 0) {
-    filteredList.push({
-      label: query.value,
-      value: query.value,
-    })
-  }
-
-  return filteredList
-})
-
-const addValue = (value) => {
+const addValue = () => {
   error.value = null
-  if (value) {
-    const splitValues = value.split(',')
+  if (currentValue.value) {
+    const splitValues = currentValue.value.split(',')
     splitValues.forEach((value) => {
       value = value.trim()
       if (value) {
@@ -180,11 +68,11 @@ const addValue = (value) => {
           }
           // add value to values array
           values.value.push(value)
-          value = value.replace(value, '')
+          currentValue.value = currentValue.value.replace(value, '')
         }
       }
     })
-    !error.value && (value = '')
+    !error.value && (currentValue.value = '')
   }
 }
 
@@ -193,21 +81,8 @@ const removeValue = (value) => {
 }
 
 const removeLastValue = () => {
-  if (query.value) return
-
-  let emailRef = emails.value[emails.value.length - 1].$el
-  if (document.activeElement === emailRef) {
+  if (!currentValue.value) {
     values.value.pop()
-    nextTick(() => {
-      if (values.value.length) {
-        emailRef = emails.value[emails.value.length - 1].$el
-        emailRef.focus()
-      } else {
-        setFocus()
-      }
-    })
-  } else {
-    emailRef.focus()
   }
 }