diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/AutoCompleteBox/AutoCompleteBox.Properties.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/AutoCompleteBox/AutoCompleteBox.Properties.cs
index bcee7f36e3..05b08af31f 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/AutoCompleteBox/AutoCompleteBox.Properties.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/AutoCompleteBox/AutoCompleteBox.Properties.cs
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         public static readonly StyledProperty<int> CaretIndexProperty =
             TextBox.CaretIndexProperty.AddOwner<AutoCompleteBox>(new(
                 defaultValue: 0,
-                defaultBindingMode:BindingMode.TwoWay,
-                coerce: TextBox.CoerceCaretIndex));
+                defaultBindingMode:BindingMode.TwoWay));
 
         public static readonly StyledProperty<string?> WatermarkProperty =
             TextBox.WatermarkProperty.AddOwner<AutoCompleteBox>();