diff --git a/blog/2024/2024-07-15-the-react-useref-hook-not-just-for-html-elements.md b/blog/2024/2024-07-15-the-react-useref-hook-not-just-for-html-elements.md
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@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ export const SomeComponent = () => {
 
 1. We create a variable named `firstNameInputRef` using `useRef` to reference the DOM element (initially null) and use `useEffect` to focus the input element on the initial render.
 1. Inside `useEffect`, we check if `firstNameInputRef.current` exists (it will be the actual DOM element after the initial render). If it does, we call `focus()` to set focus on the input.
-1. The dependency array `[firstNameInputRef.current]` ensures `useEffect` only runs once when the reference changes (i.e., after the initial render).
 
 ### Referencing a non-DOM element using the useRef Hook