diff --git a/components/TextFields/src/MDCTextInputControllerBase.m b/components/TextFields/src/MDCTextInputControllerBase.m
index 8f1fcb1e013..76e45108c7a 100644
--- a/components/TextFields/src/MDCTextInputControllerBase.m
+++ b/components/TextFields/src/MDCTextInputControllerBase.m
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ - (void)updatePlaceholder {
                            ? self.errorColor
                            : nonErrorColor;
   } else {
-    placeholderColor = self.textInput.isEditing ? self.activeColor : self.inlinePlaceholderColor;
+    placeholderColor = self.inlinePlaceholderColor;
   }
   if (!self.textInput.isEnabled) {
     placeholderColor = self.disabledColor;