diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js b/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
index ac1f8593d73c91..f2b88a4cf8a83d 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 
 	onContentSizeChange( contentSize ) {
 		const contentHeight = contentSize.height;
-		this.forceUpdate(); // force re-render the component skipping shouldComponentUpdate() See: https://reactjs.org/docs/react-component.html#forceupdate
 		this.props.onContentSizeChange( {
 			aztecHeight: contentHeight,
 		}