diff --git a/.changeset/giant-adults-matter.md b/.changeset/giant-adults-matter.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d31449ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/giant-adults-matter.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+slate: patch
+---
+
+Fixed insert and remove text operations to no-op without any text.
diff --git a/packages/slate/src/transforms/general.ts b/packages/slate/src/transforms/general.ts
index 49fd0757a..6ccbb9646 100644
--- a/packages/slate/src/transforms/general.ts
+++ b/packages/slate/src/transforms/general.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export const GeneralTransforms: GeneralTransforms = {
 
       case 'insert_text': {
         const { path, offset, text } = op
+        if (text.length === 0) break
         const node = Node.leaf(editor, path)
         const before = node.text.slice(0, offset)
         const after = node.text.slice(offset)
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ export const GeneralTransforms: GeneralTransforms = {
 
       case 'remove_text': {
         const { path, offset, text } = op
+        if (text.length === 0) break
         const node = Node.leaf(editor, path)
         const before = node.text.slice(0, offset)
         const after = node.text.slice(offset + text.length)
diff --git a/packages/slate/src/transforms/text.ts b/packages/slate/src/transforms/text.ts
index 1d982b7ec..c58589a79 100644
--- a/packages/slate/src/transforms/text.ts
+++ b/packages/slate/src/transforms/text.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ export const TextTransforms: TextTransforms = {
         const { path } = point
         const { offset } = start
         const text = node.text.slice(offset)
-        editor.apply({ type: 'remove_text', path, offset, text })
+        if (text.length > 0)
+          editor.apply({ type: 'remove_text', path, offset, text })
       }
 
       for (const pathRef of pathRefs) {
@@ -196,7 +197,8 @@ export const TextTransforms: TextTransforms = {
         const { path } = point
         const offset = isSingleText ? start.offset : 0
         const text = node.text.slice(offset, end.offset)
-        editor.apply({ type: 'remove_text', path, offset, text })
+        if (text.length > 0)
+          editor.apply({ type: 'remove_text', path, offset, text })
       }
 
       if (
@@ -483,7 +485,8 @@ export const TextTransforms: TextTransforms = {
       }
 
       const { path, offset } = at
-      editor.apply({ type: 'insert_text', path, offset, text })
+      if (text.length > 0)
+        editor.apply({ type: 'insert_text', path, offset, text })
     })
   },
 }