diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/PostSettingsInputDialogFragment.java b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/PostSettingsInputDialogFragment.java
index ad082d278e91..981a32338872 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/PostSettingsInputDialogFragment.java
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/PostSettingsInputDialogFragment.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import org.wordpress.android.databinding.PostSettingsInputDialogBinding;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.ActivityUtils;
 
-import java.util.Objects;
 
 public class PostSettingsInputDialogFragment extends DialogFragment implements TextWatcher {
     public static final String TAG = "post_settings_input_dialog_fragment";
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ public interface PostSettingsInputDialogListener {
     private static final String DISABLE_EMPTY_INPUT_TAG = "disable_empty_input";
     private static final String MULTILINE_INPUT_TAG = "is_multiline_input";
 
-    private PostSettingsInputDialogBinding mBinding;
     private String mCurrentInput;
     private String mTitle;
     private String mHint;
@@ -97,7 +95,8 @@ public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
                 new MaterialAlertDialogBuilder(new ContextThemeWrapper(getActivity(), R.style.PostSettingsTheme));
         LayoutInflater layoutInflater = requireActivity().getLayoutInflater();
         //noinspection InflateParams
-        mBinding = PostSettingsInputDialogBinding.inflate(layoutInflater, null, false);
+        PostSettingsInputDialogBinding mBinding =
+                PostSettingsInputDialogBinding.inflate(layoutInflater, null, false);
         builder.setView(mBinding.getRoot());
         if (mIsMultilineInput) {
             mBinding.postSettingsInputDialogEditText.setRawInputType(InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE);
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         builder.setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
             @Override
             public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
-                mCurrentInput = Objects.requireNonNull(mBinding.postSettingsInputDialogEditText.getText()).toString();
+                mCurrentInput = mBinding.postSettingsInputDialogEditText.getText().toString();
                 if (mListener != null) {
                     mListener.onInputUpdated(mCurrentInput);
                 }
@@ -152,10 +151,4 @@ public void afterTextChanged(Editable editable) {
             mDialog.getButton(Dialog.BUTTON_POSITIVE).setEnabled(!disabled);
         }
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onDestroy() {
-        super.onDestroy();
-        mBinding = null; // ensures binding reference gets null on fragment destroy
-    }
 }