diff --git a/react-native-aztec/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeAztec/ReactAztecManager.java b/react-native-aztec/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeAztec/ReactAztecManager.java
index 7dd08d1ff9..2b77940a48 100644
--- a/react-native-aztec/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeAztec/ReactAztecManager.java
+++ b/react-native-aztec/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeAztec/ReactAztecManager.java
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {
 
             // if the "Enter" handling is underway, don't sent text change events. The ReactAztecEnterEvent will have
             // the text (minus the Enter char itself).
-            if (mEditText.getText().getSpans(0, 0, EnterPressedUnderway.class).length == 0) {
+            if (!mEditText.isEnterPressedUnderway()) {
                 int currentEventCount = mEditText.incrementAndGetEventCounter();
                 // The event that contains the event counter and updates it must be sent first.
                 // TODO: t7936714 merge these events