diff --git a/widget/src/text_editor.rs b/widget/src/text_editor.rs
index 9189104d76..8c70908688 100644
--- a/widget/src/text_editor.rs
+++ b/widget/src/text_editor.rs
@@ -143,10 +143,8 @@ where
     /// Choose whether or not to shrink the size of the editor to its contents.
     pub fn shrink_to_content(mut self, shrink: bool) -> Self {
         if shrink {
-            self.width = Length::Shrink;
             self.height = Length::Shrink;
         } else {
-            self.width = Length::Fill;
             self.height = Length::Fill;
         }