diff --git a/app/views/sessions/new.html.erb b/app/views/sessions/new.html.erb
index 18a37669a..544477140 100644
--- a/app/views/sessions/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/sessions/new.html.erb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <div class="flex align-center gap">
       <%= translation_button(:email_address) %>
       <label class="flex align-center gap input input--actor txt-large">
-        <%= form.email_field :email_address, required: true, class: "input full-width", autofocus: true, autocomplete: "username", placeholder: "Enter your email address", value: params[:email_address] %>
+        <%= form.email_field :email_address, required: true, class: "input full-width", autofocus: true, autocomplete: "username", placeholder: "Enter your email address" %>
         <%= image_tag "email.svg", aria: { hidden: "true" }, size: 30, class: "colorize--black" %>
       </label>
     </div>
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
         <%= image_tag "password.svg", aria: { hidden: "true" }, size: 30, class: "colorize--black" %>
       </label>
     </div>
+
     <button type="submit" id="log_in" class="btn btn--reversed center">
       <%= image_tag "arrow-right.svg", aria: { hidden: true }, size: 24 %>
       <span class="for-screen-reader">Sign in</span>