diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
index fc82248f4b2ec..d14cfd156d1b0 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ function RichTextWrapper( {
 			onEnter={ onEnter }
 			onDelete={ onDelete }
 			onPaste={ onPaste }
-			__unstableIsSelected={ originalIsSelected }
 			__unstableInputRule={ inputRule }
 			__unstableMultilineTag={ multilineTag }
 			__unstableIsCaretWithinFormattedText={ isCaretWithinFormattedText }
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.js b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.js
index 5b1c1db7b2425..4da176545509a 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.js
+++ b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.js
@@ -742,7 +742,6 @@ class RichText extends Component {
 			selectionStart,
 			selectionEnd,
 			placeholder,
-			__unstableIsSelected: isSelected,
 		} = this.props;
 
 		// Check if the content changed.
@@ -754,7 +753,7 @@ class RichText extends Component {
 
 		// Check if the selection changed.
 		shouldReapply = shouldReapply || (
-			isSelected && ! prevProps.isSelected && (
+			selectionStart && ! prevProps.selectionStart && (
 				this.record.start !== selectionStart ||
 				this.record.end !== selectionEnd
 			)
@@ -920,11 +919,12 @@ class RichText extends Component {
 
 	render() {
 		const {
-			__unstableIsSelected: isSelected,
+			selectionStart,
 			children,
 			allowedFormats,
 			withoutInteractiveFormatting,
 		} = this.props;
+		const isSelected = selectionStart !== undefined;
 
 		return (
 			<>