diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskEditFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskEditFragment.java
index d2daceaba..eebf82808 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskEditFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskEditFragment.java
@@ -169,9 +169,8 @@ public final class TaskEditFragment extends InjectingFragment
     toolbar.setOnMenuItemClickListener(this);
     themeColor.apply(binding.collapsingtoolbarlayout, toolbar);
     EditText title = binding.title;
-    title.setTextKeepState(model.getTitle());
+    title.setText(model.getTitle());
     title.setHorizontallyScrolling(false);
-    title.setLines(1);
     title.setTextColor(themeColor.getColorOnPrimary());
     title.setHintTextColor(themeColor.getHintOnPrimary());
     title.setMaxLines(5);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_task_edit.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_task_edit.xml
index 6c487ea54..10f064eae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_task_edit.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_task_edit.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
               android:layout_gravity="top"
               android:background="@null"
               android:gravity="start"
-              android:freezesText="true"
               android:textAppearance="?attr/textAppearanceHeadline5"
               android:hint="@string/TEA_title_hint"
               android:imeOptions="flagNoExtractUi"