diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/CommunityComponents/CreateCommunityPopup.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/CommunityComponents/CreateCommunityPopup.qml
index 9847edcf38..c61a1ea0e4 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/CommunityComponents/CreateCommunityPopup.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/CommunityComponents/CreateCommunityPopup.qml
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ ModalPopup {
                 anchors.top: nameInput.bottom
                 anchors.topMargin: Style.current.bigPadding
                 customHeight: 88
-                textField.selectByMouse: true
                 textField.wrapMode: TextEdit.Wrap
 
                 property bool isValid: false
diff --git a/ui/shared/StyledTextArea.qml b/ui/shared/StyledTextArea.qml
index 6ab538d154..a5bb8177c0 100644
--- a/ui/shared/StyledTextArea.qml
+++ b/ui/shared/StyledTextArea.qml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Item {
             id: textArea
             text: ""
             font.pixelSize: 15
+            selectByMouse: true
             wrapMode: Text.WrapAnywhere
             placeholderText: inputBox.placeholderText
             anchors.rightMargin: Style.current.smallPadding
@@ -61,19 +62,11 @@ Item {
             anchors.fill: parent
             font.family: Style.current.fontRegular.name
             color: Style.current.textColor
-            placeholderTextColor: Style.current.darkGrey
+            placeholderTextColor: Style.current.secondaryText
             selectionColor: Style.current.primarySelectionColor
 
             Keys.onPressed: inputBox.keyPressed(event)
         }
-
-        MouseArea {
-            id: mouseArea
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            onClicked: {
-                textArea.forceActiveFocus(Qt.MouseFocusReason)
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     TextEdit {