diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js b/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
index af057f1ba9636..7147a4c12fb75 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
@@ -227,18 +227,13 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 		return value;
 	}
 
-	shouldComponentUpdate( nextProps, nextState ) {
-		if ( nextProps.tagName !== this.props.tagName ) {
+	shouldComponentUpdate( nextProps ) {
+		if ( nextProps.tagName !== this.props.tagName || nextProps.isSelected !== this.props.isSelected ) {
 			this.lastEventCount = undefined;
 			this.lastContent = undefined;
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		// Update if selection changed
-		if ( nextState.start !== this.state.start || nextState.end !== this.state.end ) {
-			return true;
-		}
-
 		// The check below allows us to avoid updating the content right after an `onChange` call.
 		// The first time the component is drawn `lastContent` and `lastEventCount ` are both undefined
 		if ( this.lastEventCount &&