diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index 8b4d0bd8529..45fa0f6f60d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -7766,7 +7766,6 @@ void TextEditorWidget::insertFromMimeData(const QMimeData *source)
             const int anchor = cursor.position();
             cursor.insertText(text);
             const int pos = cursor.position();
-            cursor.endEditBlock();
             cursor.setPosition(anchor);
             cursor.setPosition(pos, QTextCursor::KeepAnchor);
         } else {