diff --git a/src/pages/RoomMembersPage.tsx b/src/pages/RoomMembersPage.tsx
index 1018b86083be..6a89eca6f778 100644
--- a/src/pages/RoomMembersPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/RoomMembersPage.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import SelectionListWithModal from '@components/SelectionListWithModal';
 import Text from '@components/Text';
 import type {WithCurrentUserPersonalDetailsProps} from '@components/withCurrentUserPersonalDetails';
 import withCurrentUserPersonalDetails from '@components/withCurrentUserPersonalDetails';
-import useDebouncedState from '@hooks/useDebouncedState';
 import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
 import useNetwork from '@hooks/useNetwork';
 import useResponsiveLayout from '@hooks/useResponsiveLayout';
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ function RoomMembersPage({report, policies}: RoomMembersPageProps) {
     const [selectedMembers, setSelectedMembers] = useState<number[]>([]);
     const [removeMembersConfirmModalVisible, setRemoveMembersConfirmModalVisible] = useState(false);
     const [userSearchPhrase] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.ROOM_MEMBERS_USER_SEARCH_PHRASE);
-    const [searchValue, debouncedSearchTerm, setSearchValue] = useDebouncedState('');
+    const [searchValue, setSearchValue] = useState('');
     const [didLoadRoomMembers, setDidLoadRoomMembers] = useState(false);
     const personalDetails = usePersonalDetails() || CONST.EMPTY_OBJECT;
     const policy = useMemo(() => policies?.[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY}${report?.policyID ?? ''}`], [policies, report?.policyID]);
@@ -71,14 +70,6 @@ function RoomMembersPage({report, policies}: RoomMembersPageProps) {
     const [selectionMode] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.MOBILE_SELECTION_MODE);
     const canSelectMultiple = isSmallScreenWidth ? selectionMode?.isEnabled : true;
 
-    useEffect(() => {
-        setSearchValue(userSearchPhrase ?? '');
-    }, [isFocusedScreen, setSearchValue, userSearchPhrase]);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        UserSearchPhraseActions.updateUserSearchPhrase(debouncedSearchTerm);
-    }, [debouncedSearchTerm]);
-
     useEffect(() => {
         if (isFocusedScreen) {
             return;
@@ -195,6 +186,17 @@ function RoomMembersPage({report, policies}: RoomMembersPageProps) {
         return activeParticipants.length >= CONST.SHOULD_SHOW_MEMBERS_SEARCH_INPUT_BREAKPOINT;
     }, [participants, personalDetails, isOffline, report]);
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!isFocusedScreen || !shouldShowTextInput) {
+            return;
+        }
+        setSearchValue(userSearchPhrase ?? '');
+    }, [isFocusedScreen, shouldShowTextInput, userSearchPhrase]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        UserSearchPhraseActions.updateUserSearchPhrase(searchValue);
+    }, [searchValue]);
+
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!isFocusedScreen) {
             return;
@@ -385,9 +387,7 @@ function RoomMembersPage({report, policies}: RoomMembersPageProps) {
                         textInputLabel={translate('selectionList.findMember')}
                         disableKeyboardShortcuts={removeMembersConfirmModalVisible}
                         textInputValue={searchValue}
-                        onChangeText={(value) => {
-                            setSearchValue(value);
-                        }}
+                        onChangeText={setSearchValue}
                         headerMessage={headerMessage}
                         turnOnSelectionModeOnLongPress
                         onTurnOnSelectionMode={(item) => item && toggleUser(item)}