diff --git a/aider/coders/base_coder.py b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
index 4031b8001..2346c3999 100755
--- a/aider/coders/base_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
@@ -723,9 +723,7 @@ class Coder:
         inchat_files = self.get_inchat_relative_files()
         read_only_files = [self.get_rel_fname(fname) for fname in self.abs_read_only_fnames]
         all_files = sorted(set(inchat_files + read_only_files))
-        edit_format = (
-            "code" if self.edit_format == self.main_model.edit_format else self.edit_format
-        )
+        edit_format = "" if self.edit_format == self.main_model.edit_format else self.edit_format
         return self.io.get_input(
             self.root,
             all_files,