diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/tiny_mce.js b/app/javascript/packs/tiny_mce.js
index 889e8170d..1443567f8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packs/tiny_mce.js
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/tiny_mce.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import 'tinymce/plugins/directionality';
 import './tinymce/custom_image_uploader/plugin';
 import './tinymce/marvinjs/plugin';
 import './tinymce/image_toolbar/plugin';
-import './tinymce/placeholder/plugin';
 
 // Content styles, including inline UI like fake cursors
 // All the above CSS files are loaded on to the page but these two must
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ window.TinyMCE = (() => {
           table autosave autoresize link advlist codesample autolink lists
           charmap anchor searchreplace wordcount visualblocks visualchars
           insertdatetime nonbreaking save directionality customimageuploader
-          marvinjs placeholder custom_image_toolbar help quickbars
+          marvinjs custom_image_toolbar help quickbars
         `;
         // if (typeof (MarvinJsEditor) !== 'undefined') plugins += ' marvinjsplugin';
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/tinymce/placeholder/plugin.js b/app/javascript/packs/tinymce/placeholder/plugin.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b53b77a7f..000000000
--- a/app/javascript/packs/tinymce/placeholder/plugin.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-/* global tinymce */
-
-tinymce.PluginManager.add('placeholder', (editor) => {
-  const Label = () => {
-    // const editorForm = $(editor.getContainer()).closest('form');
-    // const editorToolbar = editorForm.find('.tox-editor-header');
-    const placeholderText = editor.getElement().getAttribute('placeholder');
-    const placeholderAttrs = {
-      style: `
-        position: 'absolute',
-        top: '0px',
-        left: '0px',
-        color: '#888',
-        padding: '1%',
-        width: 'calc(100% - 50px)',
-        overflow: 'hidden',
-        'white-space': 'pre-wrap'
-      `
-    };
-    const contentAreaContainer = editor.getContentAreaContainer();
-
-
-    // Create label el
-    this.el = editor.dom.add(contentAreaContainer, 'label', placeholderAttrs, placeholderText);
-  };
-
-
-  editor.on('init', () => {
-    const label = new Label();
-
-    // Correct top css property due to notification bar
-    function calculatePlaceholderPosition() {
-      const editorForm = $(editor.getContainer()).closest('form');
-      const editorToolbar = editorForm.find('.mce-top-part');
-
-      const restoreDraftNotification = $(editorForm).find('.restore-draft-notification');
-      const restoreDraftHeight = restoreDraftNotification.context ? restoreDraftNotification.height() : 0;
-      const newTop = $(editorToolbar).height() + restoreDraftHeight;
-      $(label.el).css('top', `${newTop}px`);
-    }
-
-    function checkPlaceholder() {
-      // Show/hide depending on the content
-      if (editor.getContent() === '') {
-        label.show();
-      } else {
-        label.hide();
-      }
-
-      calculatePlaceholderPosition();
-    }
-
-    function onKeydown() {
-      label.hide();
-    }
-
-    $(label.el).click(() => {
-      editor.focus();
-    });
-
-    checkPlaceholder();
-
-    editor.on('focus blur change setContent keyup', checkPlaceholder);
-    editor.on('keydown mousedown', onKeydown);
-  });
-
-  Label.prototype.hide = () => {
-    editor.dom.setStyle(this.el, 'display', 'none');
-  };
-
-  Label.prototype.show = () => {
-    editor.dom.setStyle(this.el, 'display', '');
-  };
-});