diff --git a/plugins/gmail-resources/src/components/NewMessage.svelte b/plugins/gmail-resources/src/components/NewMessage.svelte
index bf016ae215..35e4ff0aa4 100644
--- a/plugins/gmail-resources/src/components/NewMessage.svelte
+++ b/plugins/gmail-resources/src/components/NewMessage.svelte
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
   const notificationClient = NotificationClientImpl.getClient()
   let objectId = generateId()
 
-  let editor: StyledTextEditor
   let copy: string = ''
 
   const obj: Data<NewMessage> = {
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@
       </div>
     {/if}
     <div class="input mt-4 clear-mins">
-      <StyledTextEditor bind:this={editor} full bind:content={obj.content} maxHeight="panel" on:blur={editor.submit} />
+      <StyledTextEditor full bind:content={obj.content} maxHeight="panel" />
     </div>
   </div>
 </Scroller>
diff --git a/plugins/gmail-resources/src/components/NewMessages.svelte b/plugins/gmail-resources/src/components/NewMessages.svelte
index d1ff3d0aac..ef0b306c72 100644
--- a/plugins/gmail-resources/src/components/NewMessages.svelte
+++ b/plugins/gmail-resources/src/components/NewMessages.svelte
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 
   const attachmentParentId = generateId()
 
-  let editor: StyledTextEditor
   let subject: string = ''
   let content: string = ''
   let copy: string = ''
@@ -320,7 +319,7 @@
         </div>
       {/if}
       <div class="input mt-4 clear-mins">
-        <StyledTextEditor bind:this={editor} full bind:content on:blur={editor.submit} />
+        <StyledTextEditor full bind:content />
       </div>
     </div>
   </Scroller>