diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/text/text_field.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/text/text_field.rs
index e21a558cdcc4..88c1d968de48 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/text/text_field.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/text/text_field.rs
@@ -559,7 +559,6 @@ pub fn set_text<'gc>(
     {
         let text = args.get_string_non_null(activation, 0, "text")?;
 
-        this.set_is_html(activation.context, false);
         this.set_text(&text, activation.context);
     }