diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-text-editor/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-text-editor/index.js
index 577f474192701..b764c02014f44 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-text-editor/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-text-editor/index.js
@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ import Textarea from 'react-autosize-textarea';
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
-import { useState, useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { useState } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { parse } from '@wordpress/blocks';
 import { useDispatch, useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { useInstanceId } from '@wordpress/compose';
 import { VisuallyHidden } from '@wordpress/components';
 
-export const DEBOUNCE_TIME = 300;
 export default function PostTextEditor() {
 	const postContent = useSelect(
 		( select ) => select( 'core/editor' ).getEditedPostContent(),
@@ -30,18 +29,6 @@ export default function PostTextEditor() {
 		setValue( postContent );
 	}
 
-	const saveText = () => {
-		const blocks = parse( value );
-		resetEditorBlocks( blocks );
-	};
-
-	useEffect( () => {
-		const timeoutId = setTimeout( saveText, DEBOUNCE_TIME );
-		return () => {
-			clearTimeout( timeoutId );
-		};
-	}, [ value ] );
-
 	/**
 	 * Handles a textarea change event to notify the onChange prop callback and
 	 * reflect the new value in the component's own state. This marks the start
@@ -67,7 +54,8 @@ export default function PostTextEditor() {
 	 */
 	const stopEditing = () => {
 		if ( isDirty ) {
-			saveText();
+			const blocks = parse( value );
+			resetEditorBlocks( blocks );
 			setIsDirty( false );
 		}
 	};
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-text-editor/test/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-text-editor/test/index.js
index c6f8492a1fb58..d132c3b47cd79 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-text-editor/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-text-editor/test/index.js
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ import Textarea from 'react-autosize-textarea';
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import * as wp from '@wordpress/data';
+import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
-import PostTextEditor, { DEBOUNCE_TIME } from '../';
+import PostTextEditor from '../';
 
-const useSelect = wp.useSelect;
 // "Downgrade" ReactAutosizeTextarea to a regular textarea. Assumes aligned
 // props interface.
 jest.mock( 'react-autosize-textarea', () => ( props ) => (
@@ -176,23 +175,4 @@ describe( 'PostTextEditor', () => {
 
 		expect( textarea.props.value ).toBe( 'Goodbye World' );
 	} );
-	it( 'debounce value update after given time', () => {
-		let wrapper;
-		act( () => {
-			wrapper = create( <PostTextEditor /> );
-		} );
-		const mockDispatchFn = jest.fn();
-		jest.mock( '@wordpress/data/src/components/use-dispatch', () => ( {
-			useDispatch: () => ( {
-				editPost: jest.fn(),
-				resetEditorBlocks: mockDispatchFn,
-			} ),
-		} ) );
-
-		const textarea = wrapper.root.findByType( Textarea );
-		act( () => textarea.props.onChange( { target: { value: 'text' } } ) );
-		setTimeout( () => {
-			expect( mockDispatchFn ).toHaveBeenCalled();
-		}, DEBOUNCE_TIME );
-	} );
 } );