diff --git a/test/e2e/helpers.js b/test/e2e/helpers.js
index a6f7b3c7b..8e13c4c6c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/helpers.js
+++ b/test/e2e/helpers.js
@@ -260,6 +260,47 @@ const completeImportSRPOnboardingFlow = async (
   }
 };
 
+const completeImportSRPOnboardingFlowWordByWord = async (
+  driver,
+  seedPhrase,
+  password,
+) => {
+  // clicks the continue button on the welcome screen
+  await driver.findElement('.welcome-page__header');
+  await driver.clickElement({
+    text: enLocaleMessages.getStarted.message,
+    tag: 'button',
+  });
+
+  // clicks the "Import Wallet" option
+  await driver.clickElement({ text: 'Import wallet', tag: 'button' });
+
+  // clicks the "No thanks" option on the metametrics opt-in screen
+  await driver.clickElement('.btn-secondary');
+
+  const words = seedPhrase.split(' ');
+  for (const word of words) {
+    await driver.pasteIntoField(
+      `[data-testid="import-srp__srp-word-${words.indexOf(word)}"]`,
+      word,
+    );
+  }
+
+  await driver.fill('#password', password);
+  await driver.fill('#confirm-password', password);
+
+  await driver.clickElement('[data-testid="create-new-vault__terms-checkbox"]');
+
+  await driver.clickElement({ text: 'Import', tag: 'button' });
+
+  // clicks through the success screen
+  await driver.findElement({ text: 'Congratulations', tag: 'div' });
+  await driver.clickElement({
+    text: enLocaleMessages.endOfFlowMessage10.message,
+    tag: 'button',
+  });
+};
+
 module.exports = {
   getWindowHandles,
   convertToHexValue,
@@ -270,4 +311,5 @@ module.exports = {
   withFixtures,
   connectDappWithExtensionPopup,
   completeImportSRPOnboardingFlow,
+  completeImportSRPOnboardingFlowWordByWord,
 };
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/from-import-ui.spec.js b/test/e2e/tests/from-import-ui.spec.js
index dc31d1551..6bc41b1fa 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/from-import-ui.spec.js
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/from-import-ui.spec.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const {
   regularDelayMs,
   largeDelayMs,
   completeImportSRPOnboardingFlow,
+  completeImportSRPOnboardingFlowWordByWord,
 } = require('../helpers');
 
 describe('Metamask Import UI', function () {
@@ -126,6 +127,53 @@ describe('Metamask Import UI', function () {
     );
   });
 
+  it('Importing wallet using Secret Recovery Phrase with pasting word by word', async function () {
+    const ganacheOptions = {
+      accounts: [
+        {
+          secretKey:
+            '0x53CB0AB5226EEBF4D872113D98332C1555DC304443BEE1CF759D15798D3C55A9',
+          balance: convertToHexValue(25000000000000000000),
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    const testSeedPhrase =
+      'forum vessel pink push lonely enact gentle tail admit parrot grunt dress';
+    const testPassword = 'correct horse battery staple';
+    const testAddress = '0x0Cc5261AB8cE458dc977078A3623E2BaDD27afD3';
+
+    await withFixtures(
+      {
+        fixtures: 'onboarding',
+        ganacheOptions,
+        title: this.test.title,
+        failOnConsoleError: false,
+      },
+      async ({ driver }) => {
+        await driver.navigate();
+
+        await completeImportSRPOnboardingFlowWordByWord(
+          driver,
+          testSeedPhrase,
+          testPassword,
+        );
+
+        // Show account information
+        await driver.clickElement(
+          '[data-testid="account-options-menu-button"]',
+        );
+        await driver.clickElement(
+          '[data-testid="account-options-menu__account-details"]',
+        );
+        await driver.findVisibleElement('.qr-code__wrapper');
+        // shows the correct account address
+        const address = await driver.findElement('.qr-code__address');
+
+        assert.equal(await address.getText(), testAddress);
+      },
+    );
+  });
+
   it('Import Account using private key', async function () {
     const ganacheOptions = {
       accounts: [
diff --git a/ui/components/app/srp-input/srp-input.js b/ui/components/app/srp-input/srp-input.js
index 0b114d63c..c2f3b1bd0 100644
--- a/ui/components/app/srp-input/srp-input.js
+++ b/ui/components/app/srp-input/srp-input.js
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ export default function SrpInput({ onChange, srpText }) {
                   if (newSrp.trim().match(/\s/u)) {
                     event.preventDefault();
                     onSrpPaste(newSrp);
-                  } else {
-                    onSrpWordChange(index, newSrp);
                   }
                 }}
               />