diff --git a/src/components/html-text-input-ui/html-text-input-ui.android.js b/src/components/html-text-input-ui/html-text-input-ui.android.js
index 96b9046542..888ffcf89f 100644
--- a/src/components/html-text-input-ui/html-text-input-ui.android.js
+++ b/src/components/html-text-input-ui/html-text-input-ui.android.js
@@ -21,31 +21,15 @@ type PropsType = {
 };
 
 type StateType = {
-	contentHeight: number,
 };
 
 class HTMLInputContainer extends React.Component<PropsType, StateType> {
 	static scrollEnabled: boolean;
 
-	constructor() {
-		super( ...arguments );
-
-		this.state = {
-			contentHeight: 0,
-		};
-	}
-
-	onContentSizeChange = ( event: NativeSyntheticEvent<TextInputContentSizeChangeEventData> ) => {
-		this.setState( { contentHeight: event.nativeEvent.contentSize.height } );
-	}
-
 	render() {
 		return (
 			<KeyboardAvoidingView style={ styles.keyboardAvoidingView } parentHeight={ this.props.parentHeight }>
-				<ScrollView
-					style={ { flex: 1 } }
-					keyboardDismissMode="interactive"
-				>
+				<ScrollView style={ styles.scrollView } >
 					{ this.props.children }
 				</ScrollView>
 			</KeyboardAvoidingView>
diff --git a/src/components/html-text-input-ui/html-text-input-ui.android.scss b/src/components/html-text-input-ui/html-text-input-ui.android.scss
index e82ee1b02a..93560154af 100644
--- a/src/components/html-text-input-ui/html-text-input-ui.android.scss
+++ b/src/components/html-text-input-ui/html-text-input-ui.android.scss
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@
 	padding-top: $padding;
 	padding-bottom: $padding;
 }
+
+.scrollView {
+	flex: 1;
+}