diff --git a/mobile/android/chrome/content/SelectionHandler.js b/mobile/android/chrome/content/SelectionHandler.js
index c3ae399f1279..eb6d0af72484 100644
--- a/mobile/android/chrome/content/SelectionHandler.js
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/content/SelectionHandler.js
@@ -147,9 +147,7 @@ var SelectionHandler = {
 
           // Ignore IMM composition notifications when caret movement starts
           this._ignoreCompositionChanges = true;
-
-          // Send a click event to the text box, which positions the caret
-          this._sendMouseEvents(data.x, data.y);
+          this._moveCaret(data.x, data.y);
 
           // Move the handle directly under the caret
           this._positionHandles();
@@ -763,7 +761,7 @@ var SelectionHandler = {
    */
   _moveSelection: function sh_moveSelection(aIsStartHandle, aX, aY) {
     // XXX We should be smarter about the coordinates we pass to caretPositionFromPoint, especially
-    // in editable targets. We should factor out the logic that's currently in _sendMouseEvents.
+    // in editable targets. We should factor out the logic that's currently in _moveCaret.
     let viewOffset = this._getViewOffset();
     let caretPos = this._contentWindow.document.caretPositionFromPoint(aX - viewOffset.x, aY - viewOffset.y);
     if (!caretPos) {
@@ -810,10 +808,7 @@ var SelectionHandler = {
     }
   },
 
-  _sendMouseEvents: function sh_sendMouseEvents(aX, aY, useShift) {
-    // If we're positioning a cursor in an input field, make sure the handle
-    // stays within the bounds of the field
-    if (this._activeType == this.TYPE_CURSOR) {
+  _moveCaret: function sh_moveCaret(aX, aY) {
       // Get rect of text inside element
       let range = document.createRange();
       range.selectNodeContents(this._targetElement.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIDOMNSEditableElement).editor.rootElement);
@@ -853,13 +848,9 @@ var SelectionHandler = {
         aX = rect.x + rect.width;
         this._getSelectionController().scrollCharacter(true);
       }
-    } else if (this._activeType == this.TYPE_SELECTION) {
-      // Send mouse event 1px too high to prevent selection from entering the line below where it should be
-      aY -= 1;
-    }
 
-    this._domWinUtils.sendMouseEventToWindow("mousedown", aX, aY, 0, 0, useShift ? Ci.nsIDOMNSEvent.SHIFT_MASK : 0, true);
-    this._domWinUtils.sendMouseEventToWindow("mouseup", aX, aY, 0, 0, useShift ? Ci.nsIDOMNSEvent.SHIFT_MASK : 0, true);
+    this._domWinUtils.sendMouseEventToWindow("mousedown", aX, aY, 0, 0, 0, true);
+    this._domWinUtils.sendMouseEventToWindow("mouseup", aX, aY, 0, 0, 0, true);
   },
 
   copySelection: function sh_copySelection() {