diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js b/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
index 00affd2e9b1dd..d66d595357373 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
@@ -243,10 +243,6 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 			this.lastEventCount = undefined; // force a refresh on the native side
 		}
 
-		if ( nextState.start !== this.state.start || nextState.end !== this.state.end ) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
 		return true;
 	}