diff --git a/ios/MarkdownLayoutManager.mm b/ios/MarkdownLayoutManager.mm
index eae5e4c7..3974ba98 100644
--- a/ios/MarkdownLayoutManager.mm
+++ b/ios/MarkdownLayoutManager.mm
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ - (void)drawBackgroundForGlyphRange:(NSRange)glyphsToShow atPoint:(CGPoint)origi
       }
     }];
     if (isBlockquote) {
-      CGFloat paddingLeft = markdownUtils.backedTextInputView.textContainerInset.left;
-      CGFloat paddingTop = markdownUtils.backedTextInputView.textContainerInset.top;
+      CGFloat paddingLeft = origin.x;
+      CGFloat paddingTop = origin.y;
       CGFloat y = paddingTop + rect.origin.y;
       CGFloat width = markdownUtils.markdownStyle.blockquoteBorderWidth;
       CGFloat height = rect.size.height;
diff --git a/ios/RCTMarkdownUtils.h b/ios/RCTMarkdownUtils.h
index 11916b97..4d080bb8 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMarkdownUtils.h
+++ b/ios/RCTMarkdownUtils.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 @property (nonatomic) RCTMarkdownStyle *markdownStyle;
 @property (nonatomic) NSMutableArray<NSDictionary *> *blockquoteRangesAndLevels;
-@property (weak, nonatomic) UIView<RCTBackedTextInputViewProtocol> *backedTextInputView;
 
 - (NSAttributedString *)parseMarkdown:(nullable NSAttributedString *)input withAttributes:(nullable NSDictionary<NSAttributedStringKey, id>*)attributes;