diff --git a/aztec/src/main/kotlin/org/wordpress/aztec/watchers/DeleteMediaElementWatcher.kt b/aztec/src/main/kotlin/org/wordpress/aztec/watchers/DeleteMediaElementWatcher.kt
index faa049e5f..fb292958b 100644
--- a/aztec/src/main/kotlin/org/wordpress/aztec/watchers/DeleteMediaElementWatcher.kt
+++ b/aztec/src/main/kotlin/org/wordpress/aztec/watchers/DeleteMediaElementWatcher.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class DeleteMediaElementWatcher(aztecText: AztecText) : TextWatcher {
             return
         }
 
-        if (count > 0) {
+        if (count > 0 && count != after) {
             aztecTextRef.get()?.text?.getSpans(start, start + count, AztecMediaSpan::class.java)
                     ?.forEach {
                         it.onMediaDeleted()