diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
index 587f498b0a2..633b5bee67b 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use emath::Rect;
 use epaint::text::{cursor::CCursor, Galley, LayoutJob};
 
 use crate::{
@@ -723,16 +722,6 @@ impl<'t> TextEdit<'t> {
                 }
             }
 
-            // Allocate additional space if edits were made this frame that changed the size. This is important so that,
-            // if there's a ScrollArea, it can properly scroll to the cursor.
-            let extra_size = galley.size() - rect.size();
-            if extra_size.x > 0.0 || extra_size.y > 0.0 {
-                ui.allocate_rect(
-                    Rect::from_min_size(outer_rect.max, extra_size),
-                    Sense::hover(),
-                );
-            }
-
             painter.galley(galley_pos, galley.clone(), text_color);
 
             if has_focus {