diff --git a/src/app/components/send/send.js b/src/app/components/send/send.js
index b2c35edb2..2606e2fc0 100644
--- a/src/app/components/send/send.js
+++ b/src/app/components/send/send.js
@@ -113,10 +113,3 @@ app.component('send', {
     }
   },
 });
-
-app.directive('ignoreMouseWheel', () => ({
-  restrict: 'A',
-  link: (scope, element) => {
-    element.bind('mousewheel', () => element.blur());
-  },
-}));
diff --git a/src/app/components/send/send.pug b/src/app/components/send/send.pug
index 428da05fc..b80ce60f6 100644
--- a/src/app/components/send/send.pug
+++ b/src/app/components/send/send.pug
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ md-card.offline-hide
             div(ng-message='pattern') Invalid
         md-input-container.md-block
           label Transaction Amount
-          input(type='number', name='amount', ng-model='$ctrl.amount.value', required, ng-pattern='$ctrl.amount.regexp', ng-disabled='$ctrl.loading', ng-max='$ctrl.amount.max', ignore-mouse-wheel)
+          input(type='text', name='amount', ng-model='$ctrl.amount.value', required, ng-pattern='$ctrl.amount.regexp', ng-disabled='$ctrl.loading', ng-max='$ctrl.amount.max')
           div.fee(ng-show='$ctrl.amount.value') Fee: 0.1 LSK
           div(ng-messages='$ctrl.sendForm.amount.$error')
             div(ng-message='required') Required