diff --git a/docs/components/TextInput.md b/docs/components/TextInput.md
index 7970d0df..e23320b9 100644
--- a/docs/components/TextInput.md
+++ b/docs/components/TextInput.md
@@ -74,19 +74,13 @@ Determines which keyboard to open. (NOTE: Safari iOS requires an ancestral
 
 Limits the maximum number of characters that can be entered.
 
-(web) **maxNumberOfLines**: number = numberOfLines
-
-Limits the maximum number of lines for a multiline `TextInput`.
-
-(Requires `multiline` to be `true`.)
-
 **multiline**: bool = false
 
 If true, the text input can be multiple lines.
 
 **numberOfLines**: number = 2
 
-Sets the initial number of lines for a multiline `TextInput`.
+Sets the number of lines for a multiline `TextInput`.
 
 (Requires `multiline` to be `true`.)
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4d68ccaf..dc0fff69 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     "inline-style-prefixer": "^3.0.2",
     "normalize-css-color": "^1.0.2",
     "prop-types": "^15.5.8",
-    "react-textarea-autosize": "^4.0.4",
     "react-timer-mixin": "^0.13.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/components/TextInput/__tests__/index-test.js b/src/components/TextInput/__tests__/index-test.js
index 90c2ac98..117ca959 100644
--- a/src/components/TextInput/__tests__/index-test.js
+++ b/src/components/TextInput/__tests__/index-test.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 /* eslint-env jasmine, jest */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import TextareaAutosize from 'react-textarea-autosize';
 import TextInput from '..';
 import { mount, shallow } from 'enzyme';
 
 const findNativeInput = wrapper => wrapper.find('input');
-const findNativeTextarea = wrapper => wrapper.find(TextareaAutosize);
+const findNativeTextarea = wrapper => wrapper.find('textarea');
 
 const testIfDocumentIsFocused = (message, fn) => {
   if (document.hasFocus && document.hasFocus()) {
@@ -89,21 +88,6 @@ describe('components/TextInput', () => {
     expect(input.prop('maxLength')).toEqual(10);
   });
 
-  test('prop "maxNumberOfLines"', () => {
-    const generateValue = () => {
-      let str = '';
-      while (str.length < 100) {
-        str += 'x';
-      }
-      return str;
-    };
-
-    const input = findNativeTextarea(
-      shallow(<TextInput maxNumberOfLines={3} multiline value={generateValue()} />)
-    );
-    expect(input.prop('maxRows')).toEqual(3);
-  });
-
   test('prop "multiline"', () => {
     // false
     let input = findNativeInput(shallow(<TextInput />));
@@ -122,7 +106,7 @@ describe('components/TextInput', () => {
     expect(input.length).toEqual(1);
 
     input = findNativeTextarea(shallow(<TextInput multiline numberOfLines={3} />));
-    expect(input.prop('minRows')).toEqual(3);
+    expect(input.prop('rows')).toEqual(3);
   });
 
   test('prop "onBlur"', done => {
diff --git a/src/components/TextInput/index.js b/src/components/TextInput/index.js
index fbf00096..028eea3e 100644
--- a/src/components/TextInput/index.js
+++ b/src/components/TextInput/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import findNodeHandle from '../../modules/findNodeHandle';
 import StyleSheet from '../../apis/StyleSheet';
 import StyleSheetPropType from '../../propTypes/StyleSheetPropType';
 import TextInputStylePropTypes from './TextInputStylePropTypes';
-import TextareaAutosize from 'react-textarea-autosize';
 import TextInputState from './TextInputState';
 import ViewPropTypes from '../View/ViewPropTypes';
 import { bool, func, number, oneOf, shape, string } from 'prop-types';
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ class TextInput extends Component {
       'web-search'
     ]),
     maxLength: number,
-    maxNumberOfLines: number,
     multiline: bool,
     numberOfLines: number,
     onBlur: func,
@@ -143,13 +141,13 @@ class TextInput extends Component {
       autoCorrect,
       editable,
       keyboardType,
-      maxNumberOfLines,
       multiline,
       numberOfLines,
       secureTextEntry,
       style,
       /* eslint-disable */
       blurOnSubmit,
+      clearButtonMode,
       clearTextOnFocus,
       dataDetectorTypes,
       enablesReturnKeyAutomatically,
@@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ class TextInput extends Component {
       type = 'password';
     }
 
-    const component = multiline ? TextareaAutosize : 'input';
+    const component = multiline ? 'textarea' : 'input';
 
     Object.assign(otherProps, {
       autoCorrect: autoCorrect ? 'on' : 'off',
@@ -213,8 +211,7 @@ class TextInput extends Component {
     });
 
     if (multiline) {
-      otherProps.maxRows = maxNumberOfLines || numberOfLines;
-      otherProps.minRows = numberOfLines;
+      otherProps.rows = numberOfLines;
     } else {
       otherProps.type = type;
     }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a5736d81..330ce913 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5254,10 +5254,6 @@ react-test-renderer@^15.5.4:
     fbjs "^0.8.9"
     object-assign "^4.1.0"
 
-react-textarea-autosize@^4.0.4:
-  version "4.0.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-textarea-autosize/-/react-textarea-autosize-4.0.5.tgz#55379f6a6fa575fc87d1b8de2756e57e3b6c995d"
-
 react-timer-mixin@^0.13.3:
   version "0.13.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-timer-mixin/-/react-timer-mixin-0.13.3.tgz#0da8b9f807ec07dc3e854d082c737c65605b3d22"