diff --git a/app/javascript/gabsocial/actions/importer/normalizer.js b/app/javascript/gabsocial/actions/importer/normalizer.js
index 1de5700f..f6306e41 100644
--- a/app/javascript/gabsocial/actions/importer/normalizer.js
+++ b/app/javascript/gabsocial/actions/importer/normalizer.js
@@ -85,22 +85,4 @@ export function normalizePoll(poll) {
   }));
 
   return normalPoll;
-}
-
-
-// <p><h1>attention!</h1></p>
-// <p>#test @bob #nice https://bob.com http://techcrunch.com <del>strike it</del></p>
-// <p><del>https://twitter.com</del></p>
-// <p><em>@bobitalic</em></p>
-// <p><pre><code>jonincode</code></pre></p>
-
-// # attention!
-// #test @bob #nice https://bob.com http://techcrunch.com ~~strike it~~
-
-// ~~https://twitter.com~~
-
-// _@bobitalic_
-
-// ```
-// jonincode
-// ```
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+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/autosuggest_textbox.js b/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/autosuggest_textbox.js
index f4aff23f..636248f5 100644
--- a/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/autosuggest_textbox.js
+++ b/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/autosuggest_textbox.js
@@ -210,30 +210,6 @@ export default class AutosuggestTextbox extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     } = this.props
 
     const { suggestionsHidden } = this.state
-    const style = {
-      direction: isRtl(value) ? 'rtl' : 'ltr',
-    }
-
-    const textareaClasses = CX({
-      default: 1,
-      font: 1,
-      wrap: 1,
-      resizeNone: 1,
-      bgTransparent: 1,
-      outlineNone: 1,
-      lineHeight125: 1,
-      colorPrimary: 1,
-      width100PC: !small,
-      pt15: !small,
-      px15: !small,
-      px10: small,
-      pb10: !small,
-      fs16PX: !small,
-      fs14PX: small,
-      heightMax200PX: small,
-      heightMax80VH: !small,
-      heightMin80PX: !small,
-    })
 
     const textareaContainerClasses = CX({
       default: 1,
@@ -254,7 +230,6 @@ export default class AutosuggestTextbox extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             inputRef={this.setTextbox}
             disabled={disabled}
             placeholder={placeholder}
-            autoFocus={autoFocus}
             value={value}
             valueMarkdown={valueMarkdown}
             onChange={this.onChange}
diff --git a/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/composer.js b/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/composer.js
index 05d5946c..2839589b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/composer.js
+++ b/app/javascript/gabsocial/components/composer.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  getDefaultKeyBinding,
   Editor,
   EditorState,
   CompositeDecorator,
@@ -86,7 +87,6 @@ export default class Composer extends PureComponent {
     valueMarkdown: PropTypes.string,
     onChange: PropTypes.func,
     onKeyDown: PropTypes.func,
-    onKeyUp: PropTypes.func,
     onFocus: PropTypes.func,
     onBlur: PropTypes.func,
     onPaste: PropTypes.func,
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export default class Composer extends PureComponent {
   }
 
   state = {
+    active: false,
     editorState: EditorState.createEmpty(compositeDecorator),
     plainText: this.props.value,
   }
@@ -158,8 +159,34 @@ export default class Composer extends PureComponent {
     this.props.onChange(null, plainText, markdownString, selectionStart)
   }
 
+  handleOnFocus = () => {
+    document.addEventListener('paste', this.handleOnPaste)
+    this.setState({ active: true })
+    this.props.onFocus()
+  }
+
+  handleOnBlur = () => {
+    document.removeEventListener('paste', this.handleOnPaste, true)
+    this.setState({ active: false })
+    this.props.onBlur()
+  }
+
   focus = () => {
-    this.textbox.editor.focus()
+    this.textbox.focus()
+  }
+
+  handleOnPaste = (e) => {
+    if (this.state.active) {
+      this.props.onPaste(e)
+    }
+  }
+
+  keyBindingFn = (e) => {
+    if (e.type === 'keydown') {
+      this.props.onKeyDown(e)
+    }
+
+    return getDefaultKeyBinding(e)
   }
 
   handleKeyCommand = (command) => {
@@ -193,7 +220,6 @@ export default class Composer extends PureComponent {
       disabled,
       placeholder,
       onKeyDown,
-      onKeyUp,
       onFocus,
       onBlur,
       onPaste,
@@ -231,7 +257,6 @@ export default class Composer extends PureComponent {
         >
           <Editor
             blockStyleFn={getBlockStyle}
-            // customStyleMap={styleMap}
             editorState={editorState}
             handleKeyCommand={this.handleKeyCommand}
             onChange={this.onChange}
@@ -239,8 +264,9 @@ export default class Composer extends PureComponent {
             placeholder={placeholder}
             ref={this.setRef}
             readOnly={disabled}
-            onBlur={onBlur}
-            onFocus={onFocus}
+            onBlur={this.handleOnBlur}
+            onFocus={this.handleOnFocus}
+            keyBindingFn={this.keyBindingFn}
             stripPastedStyles
           />
         </div>