diff --git a/VDS/Components/TextFields/EntryFieldBase.swift b/VDS/Components/TextFields/EntryFieldBase.swift
index d2f3a6c7..a32437d4 100644
--- a/VDS/Components/TextFields/EntryFieldBase.swift
+++ b/VDS/Components/TextFields/EntryFieldBase.swift
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ open class EntryFieldBase: Control, Changeable, FormFieldInternalValidatable {
         
         //add bottomContainerStackView
         //this is the vertical stack that contains error text, helper text
-        bottomContainer.addSubview(bottomContainerStackView)
+        bottomContainerView.addSubview(bottomContainerStackView)
         bottomContainerStackView.pinToSuperView()
         bottomContainerStackView.addArrangedSubview(errorLabel)
         bottomContainerStackView.addArrangedSubview(helperLabel)
diff --git a/VDS/Components/TextFields/TextArea/TextArea.swift b/VDS/Components/TextFields/TextArea/TextArea.swift
index 73a1e67c..2b7a96f0 100644
--- a/VDS/Components/TextFields/TextArea/TextArea.swift
+++ b/VDS/Components/TextFields/TextArea/TextArea.swift
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@ open class TextArea: EntryFieldBase {
         }
     }()
     
-    internal var bottomView: UIView = {
-        return UIView().with {
-            $0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
-        }
-    }()
-    
     internal var bottomStackView: UIStackView = {
         return UIStackView().with {
             $0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
@@ -238,11 +232,9 @@ open class TextArea: EntryFieldBase {
     
     /// Container for the area showing helper text, error text, character count, maximum length value.
     open override func getBottomContainer() -> UIView {
-        bottomView.addSubview(bottomStackView)
-        bottomStackView.pinToSuperView()
         bottomStackView.addArrangedSubview(bottomContainerView)
         bottomStackView.addArrangedSubview(characterCounterLabel)
-        return bottomView
+        return bottomStackView
     }
         
     /// Used to update any Accessibility properties.