diff --git a/Assets/MixedRealityToolkit/UX/Scripts/Keyboard/KeyboardInputField.cs b/Assets/MixedRealityToolkit/UX/Scripts/Keyboard/KeyboardInputField.cs
index 569714c9c5e..1fe2c628a52 100644
--- a/Assets/MixedRealityToolkit/UX/Scripts/Keyboard/KeyboardInputField.cs
+++ b/Assets/MixedRealityToolkit/UX/Scripts/Keyboard/KeyboardInputField.cs
@@ -57,10 +57,7 @@ public override void OnPointerClick(PointerEventData eventData)
         /// <param name="newText"></param>
         private void Keyboard_OnTextUpdated(string newText)
         {
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(newText))
-            {
-                text = newText;
-            }
+            text = newText;
         }
 
         /// <summary>