diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/richtext.md b/docs/reference-guides/richtext.md
index c34e36ff6b7473..d4cd616303c23e 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/richtext.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/richtext.md
@@ -110,13 +110,6 @@ wp.blocks.registerBlockType( /* ... */, {
 
 While using the RichText component a number of common issues tend to appear.
 
-### Placeholder Content Separates from the Input
-
-In some cases the placeholder content on RichText can appear separate from the input where you would write your content. This is likely due to one of two reasons:
-
-1. You can't have an element with the CSS `display` property set to `inline`. You will need to set it to `inline-block` or any other value.
-2. The `position` CSS property value for the element must be set to `relative` or `absolute` within the admin. If the styles within style.css or editor.css modify the `position` property value for this element, you may see issues with how it displays.
-
 ### HTML Formatting Tags Display in the Content
 
 If the HTML tags from text formatting such as `<strong>` or `<em>` are being escaped and displayed on the frontend of the site, this is likely due to an issue in your save function. Make sure your code looks something like `<RichText.Content tagName="h2" value={ heading } />` (ESNext) within your save function instead of simply outputting the value with `<h2>{ heading }</h2>`.
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/editable-text/README.md b/packages/block-editor/src/components/editable-text/README.md
index 148ff2280a65ec..601b996e50be2a 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/editable-text/README.md
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/editable-text/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ _Required._ Called when the value changes.
 
 ### `tagName: String`
 
-_Default: `div`._ The [tag name](https://www.w3.org/TR/html51/syntax.html#tag-name) of the editable element. Elements that display inline are not supported. Set to `inline-block` to use tag names that have `inline` as the default.
+_Default: `div`._ The [tag name](https://www.w3.org/TR/html51/syntax.html#tag-name) of the editable element.
 
 ### `disableLineBreaks: Boolean`
 
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/README.md b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/README.md
index 9b4e55220d8426..84c053bc5f5203 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/README.md
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ _Required._ Called when the value changes.
 
 ### `tagName: String`
 
-_Default: `div`._ The [tag name](https://www.w3.org/TR/html51/syntax.html#tag-name) of the editable element. Elements that display inline are not supported. Set to `inline-block` to use tag names that have `inline` as the default.
+_Default: `div`._ The [tag name](https://www.w3.org/TR/html51/syntax.html#tag-name) of the editable element.
 
 ### `placeholder: String`
 
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/file/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/file/edit.js
index ad76a1c86f55c8..b23502186e687f 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/file/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/file/edit.js
@@ -274,8 +274,7 @@ function FileEdit( {
 				) }
 				<div className={ 'wp-block-file__content-wrapper' }>
 					<RichText
-						style={ { display: 'inline-block' } }
-						tagName="a" // must be block-level or else cursor disappears
+						tagName="a"
 						value={ fileName }
 						placeholder={ __( 'Write file name…' ) }
 						withoutInteractiveFormatting
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-next/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-next/edit.js
index e2bb7160e4dcca..4e48c0bcecaa6b 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-next/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-next/edit.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export default function QueryPaginationNextEdit( {
 		<PlainText
 			__experimentalVersion={ 2 }
 			tagName="a"
-			style={ { display: 'inline-block' } }
 			aria-label={ __( 'Next page link' ) }
 			placeholder={ __( 'Next Page' ) }
 			value={ label }
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-previous/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-previous/edit.js
index fed5909d100813..2c0bf33005de81 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-previous/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-previous/edit.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export default function QueryPaginationPreviousEdit( {
 		<PlainText
 			__experimentalVersion={ 2 }
 			tagName="a"
-			style={ { display: 'inline-block' } }
 			aria-label={ __( 'Previous page link' ) }
 			placeholder={ __( 'Previous Page' ) }
 			value={ label }
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/site-title/edit/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/site-title/edit/index.js
index c93b4287cdbf27..a6438169857e12 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/site-title/edit/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/site-title/edit/index.js
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ export default function SiteTitleEdit( {
 			<TagName { ...blockProps }>
 				<RichText
 					tagName="a"
-					style={ { display: 'inline-block' } }
 					aria-label={ __( 'Site title text' ) }
 					placeholder={ __( 'Write site title…' ) }
 					value={ title }
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.js b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.js
index 9bf05504fcba17..cb62992fa669a1 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.js
+++ b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { apply } from '../to-dom';
 import { toHTMLString } from '../to-html-string';
 import { useDefaultStyle } from './use-default-style';
 import { useBoundaryStyle } from './use-boundary-style';
-import { useInlineWarning } from './use-inline-warning';
 import { useCopyHandler } from './use-copy-handler';
 import { useFormatBoundaries } from './use-format-boundaries';
 import { useSelectObject } from './use-select-object';
@@ -178,7 +177,6 @@ export function useRichText( {
 		ref,
 		useDefaultStyle(),
 		useBoundaryStyle( { record } ),
-		useInlineWarning(),
 		useCopyHandler( { record, multilineTag, preserveWhiteSpace } ),
 		useSelectObject(),
 		useFormatBoundaries( { record, applyRecord } ),
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/component/use-inline-warning.js b/packages/rich-text/src/component/use-inline-warning.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 290e84fbf25f5d..00000000000000
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/component/use-inline-warning.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * WordPress dependencies
- */
-import { useEffect, useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
-
-const message =
-	'RichText cannot be used with an inline container. Please use a different display property.';
-
-export function useInlineWarning() {
-	const ref = useRef();
-	useEffect( () => {
-		if ( process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ) {
-			const target = ref.current;
-			const { defaultView } = target.ownerDocument;
-			const computedStyle = defaultView.getComputedStyle( target );
-
-			if ( computedStyle.display === 'inline' ) {
-				// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-				console.error( message );
-			}
-		}
-	}, [] );
-	return ref;
-}