diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/FilterableMultiSelect.js b/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/FilterableMultiSelect.js
index bdecf8b95ab5..46f210b67233 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/FilterableMultiSelect.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/MultiSelect/FilterableMultiSelect.js
@@ -205,9 +205,7 @@ export default class FilterableMultiSelect extends React.Component {
   };
 
   handleOnOuterClick = () => {
-    this.setState({
-      isOpen: false,
-    });
+    this.handleOnMenuChange(false);
   };
 
   handleOnStateChange = (changes, downshift) => {
@@ -233,9 +231,6 @@ export default class FilterableMultiSelect extends React.Component {
           this.handleOnMenuChange(true);
         }
         break;
-      case stateChangeTypes.blurInput:
-        this.handleOnMenuChange(false);
-        break;
       case stateChangeTypes.keyDownEscape:
         this.handleOnMenuChange(false);
         break;