diff --git a/ui/components/rich-text-editor/base/_index.scss b/ui/components/rich-text-editor/base/_index.scss
index 7c401667f2..18fbd353d0 100644
--- a/ui/components/rich-text-editor/base/_index.scss
+++ b/ui/components/rich-text-editor/base/_index.scss
@@ -176,10 +176,6 @@
   word-wrap: break-word;
   hyphens: manual;
 
-  a {
-    word-break: break-all;
-  }
-
   h1 {
     font-size: $font-size-heading-large;
   }
diff --git a/ui/components/rich-text-editor/base/example.jsx b/ui/components/rich-text-editor/base/example.jsx
index 4384745940..e2729c8f85 100644
--- a/ui/components/rich-text-editor/base/example.jsx
+++ b/ui/components/rich-text-editor/base/example.jsx
@@ -415,8 +415,9 @@ let TextInputExample = props => (
     </p>
     <h2>Heading - h2</h2>
     <p>
-      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
-      tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
+      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod{' '}
+      <a href="#">veryVeryLongWordWithHyperlinkExample</a> tempor incididunt ut
+      labore et dolore magna aliqua.
     </p>
     <ul>
       <li>Unordered list item</li>