--- a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/GeckoEditable.java
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/GeckoEditable.java
@@ -866,21 +866,17 @@ import android.view.inputmethod.EditorIn
                               " : " + Integer.toHexString(rangeForeColor) +
                               " : " + Integer.toHexString(rangeBackColor));
             }
         } while (rangeStart < composingEnd);
     }
 
     @Override // SessionTextInput.EditableClient
     public void sendKeyEvent(final @Nullable View view, final int action, @NonNull KeyEvent event) {
-        final Editable editable = getEditable();
-        if (editable == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-
+        final Editable editable = mProxy;
         final KeyListener keyListener = TextKeyListener.getInstance();
         event = translateKey(event.getKeyCode(), event);
 
         // We only let TextKeyListener do UI things on the UI thread.
         final View v = ThreadUtils.isOnUiThread() ? view : null;
         final int keyCode = event.getKeyCode();
         final boolean handled;