diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/behaviors/ResizableBehavior.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/behaviors/ResizableBehavior.js
index 18c88083aa..aaff05e19f 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/behaviors/ResizableBehavior.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/behaviors/ResizableBehavior.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import Marionette from 'backbone.marionette';
 import BehaviorsLookup from 'newsletter_editor/behaviors/BehaviorsLookup';
 import interact from 'interact';
-import _ from 'underscore';
+import { isEventInsideElement } from 'newsletter_editor/utils';
 
 var BL = BehaviorsLookup;
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ BL.ResizableBehavior = Marionette.Behavior.extend({
       .on('resizeend', function resizeend(event) {
         that.view.model.trigger('stopEditing');
         that.isBeingResized = null;
-        if (!that.detectMousePointerFocus(event).isViewFocused) {
+        if (!isEventInsideElement(event, that.view.$el)) {
           that.hideResizeHandle();
         }
         that.$el.removeClass('mailpoet_resize_active');
@@ -86,20 +86,4 @@ BL.ResizableBehavior = Marionette.Behavior.extend({
       this.view.$(this.options.resizeHandleSelector).addClass('mailpoet_hidden');
     }
   },
-  detectMousePointerFocus: function detectMousePointerFocus(event) {
-    var eventCopy = _.extend({}, event);
-    var offset = this.view.$el.offset();
-    var height = this.view.$el.height();
-    var width = this.view.$el.width();
-    if (event.pageX < offset.left
-      || event.pageX > offset.left + width
-      || event.pageY < offset.top
-      || event.pageY > offset.top + height
-    ) {
-      eventCopy.isViewFocused = false;
-    } else {
-      eventCopy.isViewFocused = true;
-    }
-    return eventCopy;
-  },
 });
diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/utils.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93212d599b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+export const isEventInsideElement = (event, $el) => {
+  var offset = $el.offset();
+  var height = $el.height();
+  var width = $el.width();
+  if (event.pageX < offset.left
+    || event.pageX > offset.left + width
+    || event.pageY < offset.top
+    || event.pageY > offset.top + height
+  ) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+};