diff --git a/javascript/ui.js b/javascript/ui.js
index 6cfa5c08..562d2552 100644
--- a/javascript/ui.js
+++ b/javascript/ui.js
@@ -182,21 +182,23 @@ onUiUpdate(function(){
     });
 
     json_elem.parentElement.style.display="none"
+
+	if (!txt2img_textarea) {
+		txt2img_textarea = gradioApp().querySelector("#txt2img_prompt > label > textarea");
+		txt2img_textarea?.addEventListener("input", () => update_token_counter("txt2img_token_button"));
+	}
+	if (!img2img_textarea) {
+		img2img_textarea = gradioApp().querySelector("#img2img_prompt > label > textarea");
+		img2img_textarea?.addEventListener("input", () => update_token_counter("img2img_token_button"));
+	}
 })
 
+let txt2img_textarea, img2img_textarea = undefined;
 let wait_time = 800
 let token_timeout;
-function txt2img_token_counter(text) {
-	return update_token_counter("txt2img_token_button", text);
-}
 
-function img2img_token_counter(text) {
-	return update_token_counter("img2img_token_button", text);
-}
-
-function update_token_counter(button_id, text) {
+function update_token_counter(button_id) {
 	if (token_timeout)
 		clearTimeout(token_timeout);
 	token_timeout = setTimeout(() => gradioApp().getElementById(button_id)?.click(), wait_time);
-	return [];
 }
diff --git a/modules/ui.py b/modules/ui.py
index 15bfd697..4e24eb55 100644
--- a/modules/ui.py
+++ b/modules/ui.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from modules.shared import opts, cmd_opts
 import modules.shared as shared
 from modules.sd_samplers import samplers, samplers_for_img2img
 from modules.sd_hijack import model_hijack
-from modules.helpers import debounce
 import modules.ldsr_model
 import modules.scripts
 import modules.gfpgan_model
@@ -345,7 +344,6 @@ def create_toprow(is_img2img):
                 with gr.Column(scale=80):
                     with gr.Row():
                         prompt = gr.Textbox(label="Prompt", elem_id=f"{id_part}_prompt", show_label=False, placeholder="Prompt", lines=2)
-                        prompt.change(fn=lambda *args: [], _js=f"{id_part}_token_counter", inputs=[prompt], outputs=[], preprocess=False)
 
                 with gr.Column(scale=1, elem_id="roll_col"):
                     roll = gr.Button(value=art_symbol, elem_id="roll", visible=len(shared.artist_db.artists) > 0)