diff --git a/src/MarkdownTextInput.web.tsx b/src/MarkdownTextInput.web.tsx
index 429785b9..09cc63cd 100644
--- a/src/MarkdownTextInput.web.tsx
+++ b/src/MarkdownTextInput.web.tsx
@@ -486,14 +486,11 @@ const MarkdownTextInput = React.forwardRef<TextInput, MarkdownTextInputProps>(
       EventTarget.prototype.addEventListener = function (eventName, callback) {
         if (eventName === 'paste' && typeof callback === 'function') {
           originalAddEventListener.call(this, eventName, function (event) {
-            try {
-              if (divRef.current && divRef.current.contains(event.target as Node)) {
-                // pasting returns styled span elements as event.target instead of the contentEditable div. We want to keep the div as the target
-                Object.defineProperty(event, 'target', {writable: false, value: divRef.current});
-              }
-              callback(event);
-              // eslint-disable-next-line no-empty
-            } catch (e) {}
+            if (divRef.current && divRef.current.contains(event.target as Node)) {
+              // pasting returns styled span elements as event.target instead of the contentEditable div. We want to keep the div as the target
+              Object.defineProperty(event, 'target', {writable: false, value: divRef.current});
+            }
+            callback(event);
           });
         } else {
           originalAddEventListener.call(this, eventName, callback);