diff --git a/rta/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/richtextarea/ParagraphTile.java b/rta/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/richtextarea/ParagraphTile.java
index 9c0450b..fc9d958 100644
--- a/rta/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/richtextarea/ParagraphTile.java
+++ b/rta/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/richtextarea/ParagraphTile.java
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ public Layer(int start, int end, boolean isTableCell) {
             textFlow.setOnMousePressed(this::mousePressedListener);
 
             caretShape.setFocusTraversable(false);
+            caretShape.setManaged(false);
             caretShape.getStyleClass().add("caret");
             selectionShape.getStyleClass().setAll("selection");
             textBackgroundColorPaths.addListener(this::updateLayer);
@@ -393,9 +394,7 @@ public Layer(int start, int end, boolean isTableCell) {
 
         @Override
         protected double computePrefHeight(double width) {
-            // take into account caret height: whether it is visible or not,
-            // the layer's height doesn't change
-            return Math.max(caretShape.getLayoutBounds().getHeight(), textFlow.prefHeight(textFlow.getPrefWidth()) + 1);
+            return textFlow.prefHeight(textFlow.getPrefWidth()) + 1;
         }
 
         @Override