diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/Editor.java b/core/java/android/widget/Editor.java
index 27402a463d4f7..187ab46b2e08f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/Editor.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/Editor.java
@@ -2584,8 +2584,7 @@ public class Editor {
      * @return True when the TextView isFocused and has a valid zero-length selection (cursor).
      */
     private boolean shouldBlink() {
-        if (!isCursorVisible() || !mTextView.isFocused() ||
-                !mTextView.isVisibleToUser()) return false;
+        if (!isCursorVisible() || !mTextView.isFocused()) return false;
 
         final int start = mTextView.getSelectionStart();
         if (start < 0) return false;