diff --git a/src/js/media/views/frame/edit-attachments.js b/src/js/media/views/frame/edit-attachments.js
index 1351a31083..5273046935 100644
--- a/src/js/media/views/frame/edit-attachments.js
+++ b/src/js/media/views/frame/edit-attachments.js
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ EditAttachments = MediaFrame.extend(/** @lends wp.media.view.MediaFrame.EditAtta
 	 * focus is in a textarea or input field.
 	 */
 	keyEvent: function( event ) {
-		if ( ( 'INPUT' === event.target.nodeName || 'TEXTAREA' === event.target.nodeName ) && ! ( event.target.readOnly || event.target.disabled ) ) {
+		if ( ( 'INPUT' === event.target.nodeName || 'TEXTAREA' === event.target.nodeName ) && ! event.target.disabled ) {
 			return;
 		}