diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
index fe2848ef..e6682145 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
@@ -4141,7 +4141,7 @@ function App() {
                   <GraphView
                     nodes={graphData.nodes}
                     edges={graphData.edges}
-                    isLoading={graphStatus === 'loading'}
+                    isLoading={false}
                     error={graphStatus === 'error' ? (graphError ?? 'Failed to build graph') : null}
                     onSelectNode={(path) => {
                       navigateToFile(path)
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/graph-view.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/graph-view.tsx
index f30a937c..0a847f54 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/graph-view.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/graph-view.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type * as React from 'react'
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
-import { Loader2, Search, X } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Search, X } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
 
 export type GraphNode = {
@@ -456,22 +456,13 @@ export function GraphView({ nodes, edges, isLoading, error, onSelectNode }: Grap
 
   return (
     <div ref={containerRef} className="graph-view relative h-full w-full">
-      {isLoading ? (
-        <div className="absolute inset-0 z-10 flex items-center justify-center bg-background/70 backdrop-blur-sm">
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-            <Loader2 className="size-4 animate-spin" />
-            <span>Building graph…</span>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      ) : null}
-
-      {error ? (
+{error ? (
         <div className="absolute inset-0 z-10 flex items-center justify-center text-sm text-destructive">
           {error}
         </div>
       ) : null}
 
-      {!isLoading && !error && nodes.length === 0 ? (
+      {!error && nodes.length === 0 ? (
         <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
           No notes found.
         </div>