diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
index e8b87f333d..01ab7f19d1 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
@@ -365,13 +365,11 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame)
   // `onSubmitEditing` is called when "Submit" button
   // (the blue key on onscreen keyboard) did pressed
   // (no connection to any specific "submitting" process).
-  if (_blurOnSubmit) {
-    [_eventDispatcher sendTextEventWithType:RCTTextEventTypeSubmit
-                                   reactTag:self.reactTag
-                                       text:[self.backedTextInputView.attributedText.string copy]
-                                        key:nil
-                                 eventCount:_nativeEventCount];
-  }
+  [_eventDispatcher sendTextEventWithType:RCTTextEventTypeSubmit
+                                 reactTag:self.reactTag
+                                     text:[self.backedTextInputView.attributedText.string copy]
+                                      key:nil
+                               eventCount:_nativeEventCount];
 
   return _blurOnSubmit;
 }