diff --git a/src/screens/Compose/Compose.tsx b/src/screens/Compose/Compose.tsx
index b1a3b9ee..532bf684 100644
--- a/src/screens/Compose/Compose.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Compose/Compose.tsx
@@ -402,7 +402,6 @@ export class Compose extends React.Component<{}, State> {
   };
 
   onContentChange = (text: string) => {
-    this.setState({ text });
     if (Platform.OS === 'android' && this.note?.locked) {
       this.context?.alertService?.alert(
         'This note is locked. Please unlock this note to make changes.'
diff --git a/src/screens/Notes/NoteList.tsx b/src/screens/Notes/NoteList.tsx
index 074920e5..bf69c6cd 100644
--- a/src/screens/Notes/NoteList.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Notes/NoteList.tsx
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ export const NoteList = (props: Props) => {
               ref={iosSearchBarInputRef}
               keyboardAppearance={themeService?.keyboardColorForActiveTheme()}
               placeholder="Search"
-              text={searchText}
               hideBackground
               /**
                * keyboardColorForActiveTheme returns the same value as apperance