diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9579c2c0e..5c8caeb71 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 - Minor: Strip leading @ and trailing , from username in /user and /usercard commands. (#3143)
 - Minor: Display a system message when reloading subscription emotes to match BTTV/FFZ behavior (#3135)
 - Minor: Added a setting to hide similar messages by any user. (#2716)
+- Minor: Duplicate spaces now count towards the display message length. (#3002)
 - Bugfix: Notifications for moderators about other moderators deleting messages can now be disabled. (#3121)
 - Bugfix: Moderation mode and active filters are now preserved when opening a split as a popup. (#3113, #3130)
 - Bugfix: Fixed a bug that caused all badge highlights to use the same color. (#3132, #3134)
diff --git a/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.cpp b/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.cpp
index 26888f365..3afe85960 100644
--- a/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.cpp
@@ -639,9 +639,6 @@ void SplitInput::editTextChanged()
         this->textChanged.invoke(text);
 
         text = text.trimmed();
-        static QRegularExpression spaceRegex("\\s\\s+");
-        text = text.replace(spaceRegex, " ");
-
         text =
             app->commands->execCommand(text, this->split_->getChannel(), true);
     }