diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/native/get-format-colors.native.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/native/get-format-colors.native.js
index a54d3e10f78a0..b68186246523f 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/native/get-format-colors.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/native/get-format-colors.native.js
@@ -5,50 +5,43 @@ import { getColorObjectByAttributeValues } from '../../../components/colors';
 
 const FORMAT_TYPE = 'core/text-color';
 const REGEX_TO_MATCH = /^has-(.*)-color$/;
-const TAGS_TO_SEARCH = /\<mark/;
 
-export function getFormatColors( value, formats, colors ) {
-	if ( value?.search( TAGS_TO_SEARCH ) !== -1 ) {
-		const newFormats = formats.slice();
+export function getFormatColors( formats, colors ) {
+	const newFormats = formats.slice();
 
-		newFormats.forEach( ( format ) => {
-			format.forEach( ( currentFormat ) => {
-				if ( currentFormat?.type === FORMAT_TYPE ) {
-					const className = currentFormat?.attributes?.class;
-					currentFormat.attributes.style =
-						currentFormat.attributes.style.replace( / /g, '' );
+	// We are looping through a sparse array where empty indices will be
+	// skipped.
+	newFormats.forEach( ( format ) => {
+		format.forEach( ( currentFormat ) => {
+			if ( currentFormat?.type === FORMAT_TYPE ) {
+				const className = currentFormat?.attributes?.class;
 
-					className?.split( ' ' ).forEach( ( currentClass ) => {
-						const match = currentClass.match( REGEX_TO_MATCH );
-						if ( match ) {
-							const [ , colorSlug ] =
-								currentClass.match( REGEX_TO_MATCH );
-							const colorObject = getColorObjectByAttributeValues(
-								colors,
-								colorSlug
-							);
-							const currentStyles =
-								currentFormat?.attributes?.style;
-							if (
-								colorObject &&
-								( ! currentStyles ||
-									currentStyles?.indexOf(
-										colorObject.color
-									) === -1 )
-							) {
-								currentFormat.attributes.style = [
-									`color: ${ colorObject.color }`,
-									currentStyles,
-								].join( ';' );
-							}
+				className?.split( ' ' ).forEach( ( currentClass ) => {
+					const match = currentClass.match( REGEX_TO_MATCH );
+					if ( match ) {
+						const [ , colorSlug ] =
+							currentClass.match( REGEX_TO_MATCH );
+						const colorObject = getColorObjectByAttributeValues(
+							colors,
+							colorSlug
+						);
+						const currentStyles = currentFormat?.attributes?.style;
+						if (
+							colorObject &&
+							( ! currentStyles ||
+								currentStyles?.indexOf( colorObject.color ) ===
+									-1 )
+						) {
+							currentFormat.attributes.style = [
+								`color: ${ colorObject.color }`,
+								currentStyles,
+							].join( ';' );
 						}
-					} );
-				}
-			} );
+					}
+				} );
+			}
 		} );
+	} );
 
-		return newFormats;
-	}
-
-	return formats;
+	return newFormats;
 }
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/native/index.native.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/native/index.native.js
index ab465b2441154..951d52ece6d69 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/native/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/native/index.native.js
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 
 		const { formats, replacements, text } = currentValue;
 		const { activeFormats } = this.state;
-		const newFormats = getFormatColors( value, formats, colorPalette );
+		const newFormats = getFormatColors( formats, colorPalette );
 
 		return {
 			formats: newFormats,