diff --git a/src/prompt_toolkit/shortcuts/dialogs.py b/src/prompt_toolkit/shortcuts/dialogs.py
index eacb05a00..f283ccb45 100644
--- a/src/prompt_toolkit/shortcuts/dialogs.py
+++ b/src/prompt_toolkit/shortcuts/dialogs.py
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ def progress_dialog(
         body=HSplit(
             [
                 Box(Label(text=text)),
-                Box(text_area, padding=D.exact(1)),
                 progressbar,
             ]
         ),