diff --git a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/input/input.ts b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/input/input.ts
index 043f4cbdd03..a7d932272ad 100644
--- a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/input/input.ts
+++ b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/input/input.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ export default class BXInput extends ValidityMixin(FormMixin(LitElement)) {
    */
   protected _value = '';
 
+  /**
+   * Set initial value of input
+   */
+  @property({ reflect: true })
+  value = '';
+
   /**
    * Handles `oninput` event on the `<input>`.
    *
@@ -198,32 +204,6 @@ export default class BXInput extends ValidityMixin(FormMixin(LitElement)) {
   @property({ attribute: 'validity-message' })
   validityMessage = '';
 
-  /**
-   * The value of the input.
-   */
-  @property({ reflect: true })
-  get value() {
-    // FIXME: Figure out how to deal with TS2611
-    // once we have the input we can directly query for the value
-    if (this._input) {
-      return this._input.value;
-    }
-    // but before then _value will work fine
-    return this._value;
-  }
-
-  set value(value) {
-    const oldValue = this._value;
-    this._value = value;
-    // make sure that lit-element updates the right properties
-    this.requestUpdate('value', oldValue);
-    // we set the value directly on the input (when available)
-    // so that programatic manipulation updates the UI correctly
-    if (this._input) {
-      this._input.value = value;
-    }
-  }
-
   createRenderRoot() {
     return this.attachShadow({
       mode: 'open',