diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76852d6575..b3313abacc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Changes in [1.0.5](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/releases/tag/v1.0.5) (2019-03-21)
+===================================================================================================
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/compare/v1.0.4...v1.0.5)
+
+ * Hotfix: disable typing notifs jumping prevention for now
+   [\#2811](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/2811)
+
 Changes in [1.0.4](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/releases/tag/v1.0.4) (2019-03-18)
 ===================================================================================================
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/compare/v1.0.4-rc.1...v1.0.4)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3144eb7fa6..3e5388f925 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "matrix-react-sdk",
-  "version": "1.0.4",
+  "version": "1.0.5",
   "description": "SDK for matrix.org using React",
   "author": "matrix.org",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js b/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js
index ee4045c91e..b88bd6d98e 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js
@@ -216,8 +216,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             this._lastSetScroll = undefined;
         }
 
-        this._checkBlockShrinking();
-
         this.props.onScroll(ev);
 
         this.checkFillState();
@@ -234,7 +232,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     // where it ought to be, and set off pagination requests if necessary.
     checkScroll: function() {
         this._restoreSavedScrollState();
-        this._checkBlockShrinking();
         this.checkFillState();
     },
 
@@ -691,36 +688,14 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
      * jumping when the typing indicator gets replaced by a smaller message.
      */
     blockShrinking: function() {
-        const messageList = this.refs.itemlist;
-        if (messageList) {
-            const currentHeight = messageList.clientHeight;
-            messageList.style.minHeight = `${currentHeight}px`;
-        }
+        // Disabled for now because of https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues/9205
     },
 
     /**
      * Clear the previously set min height
      */
     clearBlockShrinking: function() {
-        const messageList = this.refs.itemlist;
-        if (messageList) {
-            messageList.style.minHeight = null;
-        }
-    },
-
-    _checkBlockShrinking: function() {
-        const sn = this._getScrollNode();
-        const scrollState = this.scrollState;
-        if (!scrollState.stuckAtBottom) {
-            const spaceBelowViewport = sn.scrollHeight - (sn.scrollTop + sn.clientHeight);
-            // only if we've scrolled up 200px from the bottom
-            // should we clear the min-height used by the typing notifications,
-            // otherwise we might still see it jump as the whitespace disappears
-            // when scrolling up from the bottom
-            if (spaceBelowViewport >= 200) {
-                this.clearBlockShrinking();
-            }
-        }
+        // Disabled for now because of https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues/9205
     },
 
     render: function() {