diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TopicCard/Title.js b/frontend/src/components/TopicCard/Title.js
index 4ebdeedd..26b6da16 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TopicCard/Title.js
    b/frontend/src/components/TopicCard/Title.js
@@ -14,7  14,7 @@ class Title extends Component {
     if (this.props.authorizedToEdit) {
       return (
         <span className="title">
-          <RIETextArea value={this.props.name}
           <RIETextArea value={this.props.name || "Click to edit"}
             ref={textarea => { this.textarea = textarea }}
             propName="name"
             change={this.props.onChange}