diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/base/io/text.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/base/io/text.py
index 6ba7e39a3..d7af7b0c9 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/base/io/text.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/base/io/text.py
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Optional
-
 from langflow.custom import Component
-from langflow.field_typing import Text
-from langflow.helpers.data import data_to_text
-from langflow.schema import Data
 
 
 class TextComponent(Component):
@@ -24,21 +19,3 @@ class TextComponent(Component):
                 "advanced": True,
             },
         }
-
-    def build(
-        self,
-        input_value: Optional[Text] = "",
-        data_template: Optional[str] = "{text}",
-    ) -> Text:
-        if isinstance(input_value, Data):
-            if data_template == "":
-                # it should be dynamically set to the Data's .text_key value
-                # meaning, if text_key = "bacon", then data_template = "{bacon}"
-                data_template = "{" + input_value.text_key + "}"
-            input_value = data_to_text(template=data_template, data=input_value)
-        elif not input_value:
-            input_value = ""
-        self.status = input_value
-        if not input_value:
-            input_value = ""
-        return input_value