diff --git a/apps/fluent-tester/src/TestComponents/FocusZone/FocusZoneTest.tsx b/apps/fluent-tester/src/TestComponents/FocusZone/FocusZoneTest.tsx
index 221234e6e1..c777a98f28 100644
--- a/apps/fluent-tester/src/TestComponents/FocusZone/FocusZoneTest.tsx
+++ b/apps/fluent-tester/src/TestComponents/FocusZone/FocusZoneTest.tsx
@@ -208,19 +208,12 @@ const FocusZoneGrid: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
 };
 
 const FocusZoneTextInput: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
-  const textInputRef = React.useRef<TextInput>();
-  const onFocus = React.useCallback(() => {
-    textInputRef.current?.focus();
-  }, []);
-  const onBlur = React.useCallback(() => {
-    textInputRef.current?.blur();
-  }, []);
   return (
     <FocusZoneListWrapper>
       <>
         <Text>FocusZone Grid</Text>
         <FocusZone>
-          <TextInput ref={textInputRef} onFocus={onFocus} onBlur={onBlur} multiline={true} />
+          <TextInput multiline={true} />
         </FocusZone>
       </>
     </FocusZoneListWrapper>