diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/EntryFieldModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/EntryFieldModel.swift
index 4d99a2d8..a1aca1ad 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/EntryFieldModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Atoms/TextFields/EntryFieldModel.swift
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import Foundation
 
 
 @objcMembers open class EntryFieldModel: MoleculeModelProtocol, FormFieldProtocol, FormRuleWatcherFieldProtocol, EnableableModelProtocol {
-
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Properties
     //--------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextView.swift b/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextView.swift
index d83ba684..cdebcda4 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextView.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextView.swift
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ extension TextView: MoleculeViewProtocol {
         layer.borderWidth = model.borderWidth
         text = model.text
         uiTextViewDelegate = delegateObject?.uiTextViewDelegate
-        isShowingPlaceholder = model.text.isEmpty
+        isShowingPlaceholder = model.text!.isEmpty
         
         if let accessibilityText = model.accessibilityText {
             accessibilityLabel = accessibilityText
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextViewModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextViewModel.swift
index 6662e360..5efa4b5a 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextViewModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/BaseClasses/TextViewModel.swift
@@ -14,16 +14,15 @@ open class TextViewModel: TextEntryFieldModel {
     // MARK: - Properties
     //--------------------------------------------------
     
-
     public override class var identifier: String {
         return "textView"
     }
+    
     public var accessibilityText: String?
     public var textColor: Color = Color(uiColor: .mvmBlack)
     public var fontStyle: Styler.Font = Styler.Font.RegularBodySmall
     public var textAlignment: NSTextAlignment = .left
     public var height: CGFloat?
-    public var placeholder: String = ""
     public var placeholderTextColor: Color = Color(uiColor: .mvmCoolGray3)
     public var placeholderFontStyle: Styler.Font = Styler.Font.RegularMicro
     public var showsPlaceholder: Bool = true
@@ -53,30 +52,14 @@ open class TextViewModel: TextEntryFieldModel {
         case hideBlinkingCaret
     }
     
-    //--------------------------------------------------
-    // MARK: - Initializer
-    //--------------------------------------------------
-    
-    public init(height: CGFloat, text: String = "") {
-        self.height = height
-        self.text = text
-    }
-    
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Codec
     //--------------------------------------------------
     
     required public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+        try super.init(from: decoder)
         let typeContainer = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
         
-        if let text = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .text) {
-            self.text = text
-        }
-        
-        if let placeholder = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .placeholder) {
-            self.placeholder = placeholder
-        }
-        
         if let placeholderFontStyle = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Styler.Font.self, forKey: .placeholderFontStyle) {
             self.placeholderFontStyle = placeholderFontStyle
         }
@@ -103,11 +86,10 @@ open class TextViewModel: TextEntryFieldModel {
 
         borderColor = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Color.self, forKey: .borderColor)
         accessibilityText = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .accessibilityText)
-        backgroundColor = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(Color.self, forKey: .backgroundColor)
         height = try typeContainer.decodeIfPresent(CGFloat.self, forKey: .height)
     }
     
-    public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
+    public override func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
         var container = encoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
         try container.encodeIfPresent(moleculeName, forKey: .moleculeName)
         try container.encodeIfPresent(accessibilityText, forKey: .accessibilityText)