diff --git a/src/lib/components/modes/textmode/TextMode.svelte b/src/lib/components/modes/textmode/TextMode.svelte
index 040c2473..43df7f9e 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/modes/textmode/TextMode.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/modes/textmode/TextMode.svelte
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@
 
   let validationErrors: ValidationError[] = []
   const linterCompartment = new Compartment()
-  const editableCompartment = new Compartment() // needed to prevent a mobile keyboard from opening when readonly
   const readOnlyCompartment = new Compartment()
   const indentUnitCompartment = new Compartment()
   const tabSizeCompartment = new Compartment()
@@ -507,7 +506,6 @@
           top: true
         }),
         readOnlyCompartment.of(EditorState.readOnly.of(readOnly)),
-        editableCompartment.of(EditorView.editable.of(!readOnly)),
         tabSizeCompartment.of(EditorState.tabSize.of(tabSize)),
         indentUnitCompartment.of(createIndentUnit(indentation)),
         themeCompartment.of(EditorView.theme({}, { dark: hasDarkTheme() })),
@@ -697,10 +695,7 @@
       debug('updateReadOnly', readOnly)
 
       codeMirrorView.dispatch({
-        effects: [
-          readOnlyCompartment.reconfigure(EditorState.readOnly.of(readOnly)),
-          editableCompartment.reconfigure(EditorView.editable.of(!readOnly))
-        ]
+        effects: [readOnlyCompartment.reconfigure(EditorState.readOnly.of(readOnly))]
       })
     }
   }