diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptor.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptor.java
index 1a56a11201baf..222158fcd7d10 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptor.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptor.java
@@ -326,13 +326,6 @@ public boolean handleKeyEvent(KeyEvent event) {
         return true;
       }
     }
-    if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_UP
-        && (event.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_SHIFT_LEFT
-            || event.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_SHIFT_RIGHT)) {
-      int selEnd = Selection.getSelectionEnd(mEditable);
-      setSelection(selEnd, selEnd);
-      return true;
-    }
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptorTest.java b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptorTest.java
index fbb44da41bcb7..93f92c182e0c2 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptorTest.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptorTest.java
@@ -551,7 +551,8 @@ public void testPerformPrivateCommand_dataIsFloatArray() throws JSONException {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void testSendKeyEvent_shiftKeyUpCancelsSelection() {
+  public void testSendKeyEvent_shiftKeyUpDoesNotCancelSelection() {
+    // Regression test for https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/101569.
     int selStart = 5;
     int selEnd = 10;
     ListenableEditingState editable = sampleEditable(selStart, selEnd);
@@ -560,8 +561,8 @@ public void testSendKeyEvent_shiftKeyUpCancelsSelection() {
     KeyEvent shiftKeyUp = new KeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_UP, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_SHIFT_LEFT);
     boolean didConsume = adaptor.handleKeyEvent(shiftKeyUp);
 
-    assertTrue(didConsume);
-    assertEquals(selEnd, Selection.getSelectionStart(editable));
+    assertFalse(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(selStart, Selection.getSelectionStart(editable));
     assertEquals(selEnd, Selection.getSelectionEnd(editable));
   }