diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
index 35a6ea1ec90..30c5f148574 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo;
-import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
@@ -95,8 +94,6 @@ public class ReactTextInputManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactEditText, Layout
   private static final InputFilter[] EMPTY_FILTERS = new InputFilter[0];
   private static final int UNSET = -1;
 
-  @Nullable private static EditText mDummyEditText = null;
-
   @Override
   public String getName() {
     return REACT_CLASS;