diff --git a/src/components/room/MentionPopover.tsx b/src/components/room/MentionPopover.tsx
index 015cd95..f8b34df 100644
--- a/src/components/room/MentionPopover.tsx
+++ b/src/components/room/MentionPopover.tsx
@@ -95,12 +95,11 @@ export function MentionPopover({
   // Keep refs in sync with state
   mentionStateRef.current = mentionState;
 
-  const categories = useMemo<MentionSuggestion[]>(() => [
+  const categories: MentionSuggestion[] = [
     { type: 'category', category: 'repository', label: 'Repository', value: '@repository:' },
     { type: 'category', category: 'user', label: 'User', value: '@user:' },
     { type: 'category', category: 'ai', label: 'AI', value: '@ai:' },
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, []); // intentionally static
+  ];
 
   const suggestions = useMemo((): MentionSuggestion[] => {
     if (!mentionState) return [];