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 758fd1674b6..1e30a70b1e9 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
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.view.ViewTreeObserver;
 import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
@@ -92,26 +91,13 @@ public class ReactTextInputManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactEditText, Layout
 
   @Override
   public ReactEditText createViewInstance(ThemedReactContext context) {
-    final ReactEditText editText = new ReactEditText(context);
+    ReactEditText editText = new ReactEditText(context);
     int inputType = editText.getInputType();
     editText.setInputType(inputType & (~InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE));
     editText.setReturnKeyType("done");
     editText.setTextSize(
         TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX,
         (int) Math.ceil(PixelUtil.toPixelFromSP(ViewDefaults.FONT_SIZE_SP)));
-    // Fixes an issue where the EditText is not selectable if nested within a
-    // ViewPagerAndroid on some versions of Android (API 16, 23)
-    editText.getViewTreeObserver().addOnPreDrawListener(new ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener() {
-      @Override
-      public boolean onPreDraw() {
-        editText.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnPreDrawListener(this);
-        int selectionStart = editText.getSelectionStart();
-        int selectionEnd = editText.getSelectionEnd();
-        editText.setTextIsSelectable(true);
-        editText.setSelection(selectionStart, selectionEnd);
-        return true;
-      }
-    });
     return editText;
   }