diff --git a/app/utils/string.test.ts b/app/utils/string.test.ts
index 61c97ac2c..4141951fa 100644
--- a/app/utils/string.test.ts
+++ b/app/utils/string.test.ts
@@ -74,4 +74,10 @@ describe("removeMarkdown()", () => {
 	test("Strips HTML tags and markdown emphasis", () => {
 		expect(removeMarkdown("<p>Hello **world**!</p>")).toBe("Hello world!");
 	});
+
+	test("Keeps the link text of inline links", () => {
+		expect(
+			removeMarkdown("Check out [the site](https://example.com) today"),
+		).toBe("Check out the site today");
+	});
 });
diff --git a/app/utils/strings.ts b/app/utils/strings.ts
index c38d5e409..0fe1de694 100644
--- a/app/utils/strings.ts
+++ b/app/utils/strings.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export function removeMarkdown(value: string) {
 			// Remove images
 			.replace(/!\[(.*?)\][[(].*?[\])]/g, "")
 			// Remove inline links
-			.replace(/\[([^\]]*?)\][[(].*?[\])]/g, "$2")
+			.replace(/\[([^\]]*?)\][[(].*?[\])]/g, "$1")
 			// Remove blockquotes
 			.replace(/^(\n)?\s{0,3}>\s?/gm, "$1")
 			// Remove reference-style links?