diff --git a/src/sql/base/browser/ui/editableDropdown/dropdown.ts b/src/sql/base/browser/ui/editableDropdown/dropdown.ts
index a5c22deea9..03e752b2e2 100644
--- a/src/sql/base/browser/ui/editableDropdown/dropdown.ts
+++ b/src/sql/base/browser/ui/editableDropdown/dropdown.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ export class Dropdown extends Disposable {
 			ariaLabel: this._options.ariaLabel
 		});
 
+		// Clear title from input box element (defaults to placeholder value) since we don't want a tooltip for the selected value
+		// in the text box - we already have tooltips for each item in the dropdown itself.
+		this._input.inputElement.title = '';
+
 		this._register(DOM.addDisposableListener(this._input.inputElement, DOM.EventType.CLICK, () => {
 			this._showList();
 		}));