diff --git a/assets/js/editor-new.js b/assets/js/editor-new.js
index f810a4bf58..edba9fb2c5 100644
--- a/assets/js/editor-new.js
+++ b/assets/js/editor-new.js
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@
       autosave: {
         enabled: true,
         uniqueId: mdeUniqueKey,
-        submit_delay: 10000,
         delay: 1000
       },
       indentWithTabs: false,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4d38ec977b..1b995f6803 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "cookies-eu-banner": "2.0.1",
     "cssnano": "4.1.10",
     "del": "5.1.0",
-    "easymde": "2.9.1-299.0",
+    "easymde": "2.10.2-360.0",
     "gulp": "4.0.2",
     "gulp-concat": "2.6.1",
     "gulp-if": "3.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 43d32adddc..96719a4669 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1646,14 +1646,14 @@ each-props@^1.3.0:
     is-plain-object "^2.0.1"
     object.defaults "^1.1.0"
 
-easymde@2.9.1-299.0:
-  version "2.9.1-299.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/easymde/-/easymde-2.9.1-299.0.tgz#0b039343294908021ca88059940aab51ea09adb9"
-  integrity sha512-pV0gfX1iWFvfxP35iYXJfb0iKgS45XT+l7fvJ9jq06rIhJDx/DlSp6GJy9P8fdY8ouHAiUZyvALIfn/kuCy6uQ==
+easymde@2.10.2-360.0:
+  version "2.10.2-360.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/easymde/-/easymde-2.10.2-360.0.tgz#da4e22df3aa1916ae547d84467260fa5d28d1afb"
+  integrity sha512-Mbh9iYATsDHNBmVZviwmIGjJncF+wc1CPQyaovzXNWRUX/K4ToJV9a3hBZmcKeQVYRWPVp6J3cMhuEDWMyZPeg==
   dependencies:
-    codemirror "^5.51.0"
+    codemirror "^5.53.2"
     codemirror-spell-checker "1.1.2"
-    marked "^0.8.0"
+    marked "^1.0.0"
 
 ecc-jsbn@~0.1.1:
   version "0.1.2"