diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/plain-text/index.native.js b/packages/editor/src/components/plain-text/index.native.js
index 2373f85ea5815..f7b923b5b976f 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/plain-text/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/plain-text/index.native.js
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ export default class PlainText extends Component {
 		}
 	}
 
-	componentDidUpdate( prevProps ) {
-		if ( ! this.props.isSelected && prevProps.isSelected ) {
-			this._input.blur();
-		}
-	}
-
 	focus() {
 		this._input.focus();
 	}
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js b/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
index 9ca46d027e2e4..fa1a391e28dbb 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
@@ -292,8 +292,6 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 	componentDidUpdate( prevProps ) {
 		if ( this.props.isSelected && ! prevProps.isSelected ) {
 			this._editor.focus();
-		} else if ( ! this.props.isSelected && prevProps.isSelected ) {
-			this._editor.blur();
 		}
 	}