diff --git a/core/field_textinput.js b/core/field_textinput.js
index 34a5a0e9a..69b20bc54 100644
--- a/core/field_textinput.js
+++ b/core/field_textinput.js
@@ -85,13 +85,6 @@ Blockly.FieldTextInput = function(opt_value, opt_validator, opt_config) {
    */
   this.onKeyInputWrapper_ = null;
 
-  /**
-   * Blur input event data.
-   * @type {?Blockly.EventData}
-   * @private
-   */
-  this.onBlurInputWrapper_ = null;
-
   /**
    * Whether the field should consider the whole parent block to be its click
    * target.
@@ -432,9 +425,6 @@ Blockly.FieldTextInput.prototype.bindInputEvents_ = function(htmlInput) {
   this.onKeyInputWrapper_ =
       Blockly.bindEventWithChecks_(
           htmlInput, 'input', this, this.onHtmlInputChange_);
-  this.onBlurInputWrapper_ =
-      Blockly.bindEventWithChecks_(
-          htmlInput, 'blur', this, this.onHtmlInputBlur_);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -450,10 +440,6 @@ Blockly.FieldTextInput.prototype.unbindInputEvents_ = function() {
     Blockly.unbindEvent_(this.onKeyInputWrapper_);
     this.onKeyInputWrapper_ = null;
   }
-  if (this.onBlurInputWrapper_) {
-    Blockly.unbindEvent_(this.onBlurInputWrapper_);
-    this.onBlurInputWrapper_ = null;
-  }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -499,16 +485,6 @@ Blockly.FieldTextInput.prototype.onHtmlInputChange_ = function(_e) {
   }
 };
 
-/**
- * Handle blur for the editor.
- * @param {!Event} _e Focus event.
- * @protected
- */
-Blockly.FieldTextInput.prototype.onHtmlInputBlur_ = function(_e) {
-  Blockly.WidgetDiv.hide();
-  Blockly.DropDownDiv.hideWithoutAnimation();
-};
-
 /**
  * Set the html input value and the field's internal value. The difference
  * between this and ``setValue`` is that this also updates the html input