diff --git a/indra/newview/llexpandabletextbox.cpp b/indra/newview/llexpandabletextbox.cpp
index f0c2469977d35e1f1160ea62c82721ece9fb9031..5e10f60aba0b972a938bd5f46cc32054476cd8bc 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llexpandabletextbox.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llexpandabletextbox.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ LLExpandableTextBox::LLTextBoxEx::LLTextBoxEx(const Params& p)
 
 void LLExpandableTextBox::LLTextBoxEx::reshape(S32 width, S32 height, BOOL called_from_parent)
 {
-	hideExpandText();
 	LLTextEditor::reshape(width, height, called_from_parent);
 
 	if (getTextPixelHeight() > getRect().getHeight())