diff --git a/src/pages/iou/steps/IOUAmountPage.js b/src/pages/iou/steps/IOUAmountPage.js
index fd415c7b6913..5ebccbbcb6ee 100755
--- a/src/pages/iou/steps/IOUAmountPage.js
+++ b/src/pages/iou/steps/IOUAmountPage.js
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ class IOUAmountPage extends React.Component {
         this.updateAmount = this.updateAmount.bind(this);
         this.stripCommaFromAmount = this.stripCommaFromAmount.bind(this);
         this.focusTextInput = this.focusTextInput.bind(this);
-        this.focusEmptyInput = this.focusEmptyInput.bind(this);
 
         this.state = {
             amount: props.selectedAmount,
@@ -94,16 +93,6 @@ class IOUAmountPage extends React.Component {
         this.focusTextInput();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Keep TextInput focused if no amount is entered.
-     */
-    focusEmptyInput() {
-        if (this.state.amount !== '') {
-            return;
-        }
-        this.textInput.focus();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Focus text input
      */
@@ -247,7 +236,6 @@ class IOUAmountPage extends React.Component {
                         value={formattedAmount}
                         placeholder={this.props.numberFormat(0)}
                         keyboardType={CONST.KEYBOARD_TYPE.NUMBER_PAD}
-                        onBlur={this.focusEmptyInput}
                     />
                 </View>
                 <View style={[styles.w100, styles.justifyContentEnd]}>